TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1980//
TI  - The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: New Evidence on an Old Controversy
JO  - American journal of sociology
A1  - Phillips, David P.
SP  - 139
EP  - 148
VL  - 86
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0002-9602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/227206
ID  - ref1
ER  -