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Deterrence and the death penalty /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: ebrary, Inc, 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.)
Other Authors: Nagin, Daniel S., 1948-, Pepper, John, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Capital punishment > United States.
Punishment in crime deterrence > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.