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Do Executions Lower Homicide Rates?: The Views of Leading Criminologists
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Radelet, Michael L. Lacock, Traci L. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | The question of whether the death penalty is a more effective deterrent than long-term imprisonment has been debated for decades or longer by scholars, policy makers, and the general public. In this Article we report results from a survey of the world’s leading criminologists that asked their expert opinions on whether the empirical research supports the contention that the death penalty is a superior deterrent. The findings demonstrate an overwhelming consensus among these criminologists that the empirical research conducted on the deterrence question strongly supports the |
| Starting Page | 489 |
| Ending Page | 508 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 99 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/files/DeterrenceStudy2009.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/files/DeterrenceStudy2009.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7323&context=jclc |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
