@article{ref1,
title="The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: New Evidence on an Old Controversy",
journal="American journal of sociology",
year="1980",
author="Phillips, David P.",
volume="86",
number="1",
pages="139-148",
abstract="On the average, homicides decrease by 35.7% immediately following a publicized execution. The more publicity devoted to the execution, the the more homicides decrease thereafter. This decrease apparently occurs because capital punishment has a short-term deterrent effect on homicides. This deterrent effect has not been demonstrated previously. A long-term deterrent effect is not evidence from the findings.<p />",
language="",
issn="0002-9602",
doi="10.1086/227206",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/227206"
}