Deterrence and the Death Penalty

Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, conclusions. Some studies have concluded that the threat of capital punishment deters murders, saving l...

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Main Authors: Nagin, Daniel, Pepper, John, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice, National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C National Academies Press 12.04.2012
Edition:1
Subjects:
Capital punishment
Capital punishment > United States
Punishment in crime deterrence
Punishment in crime deterrence > United States
ISBN:0309254167, 9780309254168
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter -- IN MEMORIAM: James Q. Wilson 1931-2012 -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Capital Punishment in the Post-Gregg Era -- 3 Determining the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: Key Issues -- 4 Panel Studies -- 5 Time-Series Studies -- 6 Challenges to Identifying Deterrent Effects -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff