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    Evidence: My sense of justice.

    a. Some people are biologically predisposed to become criminals.

    It is difficult to differentiate between the influence of genes and that of the

    environment in the long and complex process of human development - in fact, it

    can never be assured that x% of some aspect of an individual's character is

    genetic and y% is derived from their environment. The two are inextricably

    linked over the many years it takes to build ourselves with the raw material of

    genes and the medium. What geneticists try to do is determine how much of the

    variation in a trait within a population can be attributed to genes and whether

    there is any specific gene that determines that trait.

    b. Crime is a consequence of poverty.

    Likewise, it is common to promise to "attend to the root causes" of crime. The

    underlying thesis is that "the people are good and noble", but the lack of

    opportunities forces them to commit crimes. Let's assume this was true. The

    common thing, then, would be crimes of hunger, for modest amounts of money,

    the statistics question the hypothesis that there is a direct cause between crime

    and lack of economic or study opportunities for young people.

    c. A criminal cannot be reformed.

    Prisons, far from becoming a solution, are part of the problem. Prisons make

    criminals. Prisons, far from becoming a solution, are part of the problem. Prisons

    make criminals.
    Prisons are 'humanized' disciplinary mechanisms, unlike the torture and physical

    punishment of previous centuries. But far from avoiding crime and reforming

    prisoners, prisons have become a stimulus for crime in many countries, although

    others have set the tone and shown that change is possible.

    d. To reduce crime, we just need more police.

    If a survey were conducted in many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
    on what should be done to reduce crime and violence, probably a large part of the
    population would respond that only more police officers are needed on the streets
    dedicated to preventing crime and catch criminals. However, the evidence
    indicates that this measure alone is not enough and that the security forces are not
    the only ones responsible for preventing and controlling crime. Such a complex
    challenge requires the participation of other actors in society, state and non-state,
    and even the security forces themselves can carry out other very significant tasks
    to lower crime rates.

    e. Some criminals deserve the death penalty.

    Strong public support for the death penalty is generally accompanied by a lack of

    reliable information: it is often mistakenly believed to reduce crime. Many

    governments are quick to promote this erroneous belief, even if there is no

    evidence to support it. The fundamental factors that underpin the way in which the

    death penalty is applied are generally not understood, including the risk of

    executing an innocent person, the absence of procedural guarantees in trials and

    the discriminatory nature of the death penalty, all which contributes to having a

    truly informed opinion of capital punishment.


    We believe that governments should be clear about this information, and that they

    should promote respect for human rights through public education programs. Only

    then can there be a meaningful debate on the death penalty.

    Still, the decision to execute a person cannot be made by public opinion;

    governments must chart the way.

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