claim: the death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."
author: tom coburn
evidence_1: so while i hang on to my theoretical views, as i'm sure many of you will, i stand before you to say that society is better off without capital punishment… life in prison ... similarly, 87% of the expert criminologists believe that abolition of the death penalty would not have any significant effect on murder rates. in addition, 75% of ...
evidence_2: determining the deterrent effect of capital punishment: key issues. many people have strongly held views on the deterrent effect of the death penalty. to some a deterrent effect is self-evident—who would not at least take pause before committing murder when the potential consequence may be forfeiting one's own life?
evidence_3: "it is very clear that deterrents are not effective in the area of capital punishment," said dr. jonathan groner, an associate professor of surgery at ohio state university college of medicine and public health who researches the deterrent effect of capital punishment. "the psychological mind-set of the criminal is such that they ...
evidence_4: but to conclude that capital punishment cannot be justified on the basis of its deterrent effect. justice marshall, u.s. supreme court,. furman v. georgia, 1972. contrary to the views of some ... 2 (summer 1994), pp, 1-18. 2 the greatest cost is that innocent people have been executed, and that others surely will be in the ...
evidence_5: issues which i will, by and large, attempt to avoid in this paper, a determination needs to be made as to whether or not capital punishment is serving its intended purpose, namely deterring people from committing certain capital punishment eligible crimes. if no significant deterrent effect exists it would appear to make more ...