Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime?

by Roman Espejo

Whether executing violent offenders deters murder and violent crime is a major aspect of the capital punishment debate. Contributors to this anthology use both theories and hard evidence to support their divergent views on the death penalty's power of deterrence.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737713364
• ISBN13: 9780737713367
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 69 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 17 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 12