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                            Funding & Awards
 Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Award Information
Awardee
              National Academy of Sciences
Award #
              2010-IJ-CX-0018
Funding Category
              Continuation
Location
                    Washington, DC
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2010
Total funding (to date)
              $85,000
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 10 ORE Continuations
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $85,000)
This study will use an ad hoc committee convened by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to identify and analyze the strengths and limitations of several contemporary studies on the deterrent effect of the death penalty.  The studys goal is to produce a report that will inform researchers, the courts, legislators, and the public about what conclusions are supported by research evidence, and what beliefs, conclusions and policies lack research support.  Empirical methods have only become a part of the debate regarding the death penalty since the 1970s, and the initial studies did not hold up to rigorous scrutiny.  However, more recent studies have been better designed than their predecessors, and may offer valuable insight into the deterrent value of capital punishment.  Because of its interest in this topic, and in supporting research that may inform critical justice system policies, NIJ is providing $85,000 of the total project costs of $385,000.  This project involves the secondary analysis of existing data.  The NRC will appoint a small committee consisting of experts from the disciplines of econometrics, statistics, sociology, criminology, law, and public policy.  The committee will hold three meetings, including a two-day workshop that will examine the empirical evidence on the deterrent effect of the death penalty.  The committee will commission re-analysis of existing data sets and may commission new empirical treatments of observational data on a core set of covariates related to crime and capital punishment.  Subsequently, the committee will hold private, deliberative meetings to complete their analysis and prepare a report. ca/ncf



  
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