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jenna1

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Is the death penalty an effective deterrent? Why or why not?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Removing or remediating presumed causes of crime by providing economic, psychological, or socialization assistance to offenders to reduce the likelihood of continuing crime is the goal and objective of sentencing known as
 
  a. rehabilitation.
  b. deterrence.
  c. incapacitation.
  d. retribution.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 13, 2018
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The majority of studies fail to find that the death penalty deters. New studies, however, argue that the relationships between the death penalty and deterrence have been masked by faulty research methods. The newer studies use more sophisticated analysis and find a more significant association. This is especially prevalent if executions are used more often. This would be predicted by deterrence theory because using the death penalty more often increases the perceived certainty of being executed.

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