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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Hauptverfasser:	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:	E-Book Buch
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Washington, D.C National Academies Press 12.04.2012
Ausgabe:	1
Schlagworte:	Capital punishment Capital punishment > United States Punishment in crime deterrence Punishment in crime deterrence > United States
ISBN:	0309254167, 9780309254168
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