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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: 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 (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Nagin, Daniel S., 1948-, Pepper, John, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2012.
Temas:
Capital punishment > United States.
Punishment in crime deterrence > United States.
Peine de mort > États-Unis.
Peines > États-Unis > Effets dissuasifs.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Capital punishment.
Punishment in crime deterrence.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Capital punishment in the Post-Gregg era
  • Determining the deterrent effect of capital punishment: key issues
  • Panel studies
  • Time-series studies
  • Challenges to identifying deterrent effects.

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