RT Book
T1 Does capital punishment deter crime?
T2 At issue
A2 Keyzer, Amy Marcaccio
LA English
PP Detroit u.a.
PB Gale
ED 2. [print.]
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1616117796
AB The deterrent effect of the death penalty is supported by evidence / Paul G. Cassell -- The deterrent effect of the death penalty is a myth / Jesse L. Jackson Sr., Jessie L. Jackson Jr., and Bruce Shapiro -- Consistent and swift application of the death penalty reduces murder rates / Wesley Lowe -- Deterrence studies of the death penalty are not grounded in science / Jeffrey Fagan -- An effective death penalty protects the community from criminals / Kent Scheidegger -- The death penalty can be a counter-deterrent to crime / Amnesty International -- 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 -- Capital punishment may deter some terrorists / Joanna Shepherd -- 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 for the European Union -- 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 -- Executions perpetuate the cycle of violence / Peter C. Valenti
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV8699.U5
SN 9780737736755
SN 9780737736762
K1 Capital Punishment : United States
K1 Punishment in crime deterrence : United States
K1 Aufsatzsammlung
K1 USA : Todesstrafe : Verbrechen : Abschreckung
K1 USA : Todesstrafe : Gewaltkriminalität : Prävention