criminal justice wk7

Recent research suggests that executions may actually save lives. Some researchers have shown that for each inmate put to death, 3 to 18 murders are prevented.
Read the article below and give your opinion on whether or not the use of the death penalty deters serious crimes. Provide three examples to support your position.

Studies indicating that executions are a deterrent against future murders have been the subject of sharp criticism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/us/18deter.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

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