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The death penalty reduces crime rates through deterrence.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the death penalty reduces crime rates through deterrence?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed and scholarly sources find little or no evidence that the death penalty deters murder, and one notes the empirical literature lacks consensus. None of the placed items establishes the claim at full strength, and none supports it.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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The Death Penalty: No Evidence for Deterrence
2006
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Donohue, J. & Wolfers, J. J. (2006). The  Death Penalty:  No Evidence for Deterrence. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2202/1553-3832.1170

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Death Penalty Statutes and Murder Rates: Evidence from Synthetic Controls
2021
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Parker, B. (2021). Death Penalty Statutes and Murder Rates: Evidence from Synthetic Controls. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3722634

Deterrence and the Celerity of the Death Penalty: A Neglected Question in Deterrence Research. Discussion Paper No. 532-78.
1978
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C., B. W. (1978). Deterrence and the Celerity of the Death Penalty: A Neglected Question in Deterrence Research. Discussion Paper No. 532-78.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED171859

Is the death penalty an effective deterrent?
2011
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Is the death penalty an effective deterrent?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/907/is-the-death-penalty-an-effective-deterrent

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