The number of criminals being sentenced to death row has decreased in recent years, from an average of 300 sentences per year in the 90’s, to a total of 114 last year. This however, is not reflective of the general position of the American public on capital punishment as 2/3 of the population favors employing capital punishment for people convicted of murder, according to National Public Radio (NPR) podcast: “Florida Mulls Lethal-Injection Problems.” The main problem political leaders have regarding capital punishment are based on concerns about adequate administration of the program particularly with the use of lethal injection. Capital punishment has long served as a crime deterrent and will continue to protect the American public so long as administration of the program is closely scrutinize and regularly reevaluated. As the most recent lethal injection case in Florida demonstrates, we can not assume administration ofthe program is flawless. Something as precarious as capital punishment can not be taken lightly. As vital a tool it is to deter future serial criminals, it is even more crucial that we maintain the processes to ensure criminals are not executed employing cruel methods. Other factors to evaluate include consideration of physician participation which violates their oath of ethics. Perhaps a branch of the criminal justice system with special medical certification that is specialized in capital punishment could administer the system. Another area of concern evolves around speculation that capital punishment is discriminatory against minorities. We must not permit such a severe sentence to be used as a tool to propagate racism. Only by keeping a scrutinizing eye on federal administration of the program we can ensure this does not happen. The current panel of Supreme Court Justices has been less hesitant to enforce capital punishment under the direction of Supreme Justices Roberts and Alito. This is a stark contrast to the latter years of the...