Does death penalty have a deterrent effect on homicides?

• Main Authors: Du, Shangzhu, Sheng, Chao, Wen, Shaoyi
• Other Authors: Feng Qu
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities; DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62767
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Death penalty has been practiced by most societies in the past but a growing number of countries have abolished this sanction. Among all debates about whether to retain or abolish death penalty, the effect of death penalty on deterring homicides is the most controversial arguing point. This paper ai...