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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779149803321

Titolo

Deterrence and the death penalty [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies ; Daniel S. Nagin and John V. Pepper, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academies Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-309-25419-1

1-280-67634-5

9786613653277

0-309-25417-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

NaginDaniel S. <1948->

PepperJohn <1964->

Disciplina

364.6601

Soggetti

Punishment in crime deterrence

Capital punishment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""IN MEMORIAM: James Q. Wilson 1931-2012""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Capital Punishment in the Post-Gregg Era""; ""3 Determining the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: Key Issues""; ""4 Panel Studies""; ""5 Time-Series Studies""; ""6 Challenges to Identifying Deterrent Effects""; ""Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""