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oliviahorn72 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Opponents of the death penalty for certain violent crimes might use social-psychological data to argue that one reason why the threat of capital punishment doesn't serve as an effective deterrent to violence is that

a. the odds are low that a violent criminal will be promptly apprehended, tried, and convicted.
b. the threat of death by lethal injection is not severe enough to deter violent criminals.
c. many capital cases are plea-bargained to save the states money.
d the vast majority of violent crimes are crimes of passion.

Question 2

According to social-psychological research (e.g., Bower & Hilgard, 1981), what are the ideal conditions for punishment to be an effective deterrent to violence? Punishment must be

a. prompt and severe.
b. prompt and certain.
c. severe and certain.
d. fair and certain.