Capital Punishment and Deterrence
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Crime & Delinquency
- Vol. 26 (4) , 537-544
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001112878002600407
Abstract
Historical cases of executions carried out in the United States and the events that surrounded them show that, in these instances at least, capital punishment has failed as a means of deterring others from committing capital crimes. The demoralizing effects of execution have far outweighed any conceivable deterrent value.Keywords
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