Does the death penalty deter crime?
By: by Peggy J. Parks.
Series: In controversy
Publisher: ReferencePoint Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781601520845
Subjects: Capital punishment -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Punishment in crime deterrence -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are the origins of the death penalty controversy?; title: How do executions affect the crime rate?; title: Does the legal process hamper the death penalty's deterrence effect?; title: Does fear of the death penalty deter would-be criminals?; title: Are alternative punishments more effective than the death penalty?