advice : WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ABOUT STUDIES THAT SHOW THE DEATH PENALTY DETERS CRIME? [+] serious ballot by jappy ACTIVE Sun Jun 10, 07 - Fri Mar 05, 10 More than a dozen statistical studies since 2001 have shown that capital punishment has deterrent effects. They all explore the same basic theory — if the cost of something (be it the purchase of an apple or the act of killing someone) becomes too high, people will change their behavior (forego apples or shy from murder). To explore the question, they look at executions and homicides, by year and by state or county, trying to tease out the impact of the death penalty on homicides by accounting for other factors, such as unemployment data and per capita income, the probabilities of arrest and conviction, and more. Among the conclusions: • Each execution deters an average of 18 murders, according to a 2003 nationwide study by professors at Emory University. (Other studies have estimated the deterred murders per execution at three, five and 14). • The Illinois moratorium on executions in 2000 led to 150 additional homicides over four years following, according to a 2006 study by professors at the University of Houston. • Speeding up executions would strengthen the deterrent effect. For every 2.75 years cut from time spent on death row, one murder would be prevented, according to a 2004 study by an Emory University professor. What are your thoughts on the idea that the death penalty does in fact deter crime? It is no surprise that the death penalty deters crime. I am surprised about this, as I believed it did not deter crime. I believe more studies should be done. torture the statistics enough and they will confess...to anything. That's a bunch of bullshit. Ballot #115533 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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