%0 Journal Article
%T Capital punishment
%J Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice
%D 1986
%A Potas, Ivan
%A Walker, John
%V 3
%N 
%P -
%X The capital punishment debate is put in context by discussing the history of capital punishment in Australia; public opinion polls; and research on the effects of capital punishment. The authors argue that capital punishment is archaic, unproductive and ineffective as a deterrent.<p />
%G en
%I Australian Institute of Criminology
%@ 0817-8542
%U http://dx.doi.org/