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Does capital punishment deter crime?  Cover Image Book Book

Does capital punishment deter crime?

Keyzer, Amy Marcaccio (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780737736755 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0737736755 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780737736762 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0737736763 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    112 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Consistent and swift application of the death penalty reduces murder rates / Wesley Lowe -- The deterrent effect of the death penalty is a myth / Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., and Bruce Shapiro -- An effective death penalty protects the community from criminals / Kent Scheidegger -- The death penalty saves lives / William Otis -- The death penalty keeps Americans safe from terrorist threats / George W. Bush -- The death penalty hinders the fight against terrorism / American Civil Liberties Union -- The death penalty encourages terrorism / Thomas McDonnell -- Capital punishment maintains law and order / Mufti Zubair Bayat -- Modern societies do not deter crime with capital punishment / Chris Patten -- Capital punishment does not make nations safer / Paul Simon -- The Islamic world must reexamine capital punishment / Tariq Ramadan -- The United States must reconsider the death penalty / Richard C. Dieter -- Executions send a strong deterrent message / Peter Ryan.
Subject: Capital punishment United States
Punishment in crime deterrence United States

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