Identify and analyze ethical issues in the policy. Identify the potential ethical implications the public program or policy initiative has or will have on impacted groups, suggest alternatives, and as the public administrator responsible for the policy, recommend a pathway forward.

Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment is the state-sanctioned act of killing someone as punishment for a crime. Capital Punishment otherwise known as the death penalty is used in both the state and federal justice systems. Recently, there has been a renewed effort to ban the death penalty on the federal level after President Joe Biden pledged to “eliminate the death penalty at the federal level, and incentivize states to follow the federal government’s example.” during his presidential campaign. Since taking office in January of 2021 Biden has made no effort to support the abolishment and banning of the death penalty despite the introduction of H.R.97 – the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021. Biden’s inaction affects those accused of crimes, those involved with the death process, and taxpayers.

Here are the paper instructions:
For the purposes of this assignment, you should identify and analyze ethical issues in the policy, identify the potential ethical implications the public program or policy initiative has or will have on impacted groups (including their positive and negative outcomes), suggest alternatives, and as the public administrator responsible for the policy, recommend a pathway forward. The most important thing is to be able to discuss the ethical implications of the public policy rather than your opinion regarding the validity of issues presented. For example, you might disagree with the practice of euthanasia; however, you should still be able to discuss potential positive and negative outcomes of it, as well as relevant ethical issues associated with its implementation.

The midterm will be a 6-8 page paper (Times new roman, 12pt double-spaced font and normal margins). It accounts for 20% of your overall course grade. You should demonstrate a solid knowledge of ethics concepts and ethical thinking approaches covered to date in the course, as well as an ability to use the relevant literature for analyzing ethics issues and supporting your statements. The essay will only require knowledge of in-class materials and readings, but you are welcome to conduct additional research and utilize other sources as needed.