The deterrent effect of executions: A meta-analysis thirty years after Ehrlich
In 1975, Ehrlich published a seminal paper in American Economic Review which argued that executions prevent murders in America. Subsequent empirical studies varied in their methodology and the time-period/region/country covered, and therefore it is difficult to draw a clear conclusion about the deterrent effect of executions. This article applies a meta-analysis to combine the results from refereed studies in order to summarize objectively the findings. The overall results of the meta-analysis supported the deterrent effect of executions, but the evidence for a deterrent effect depended on the type of study carried out (time-series and panel data versus cross-sectional data and the effects of publicity).
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2008
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Authors: | Yang, Bijou ; Lester, David |
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Journal of Criminal Justice. - Elsevier, ISSN 0047-2352. - Vol. 36.2008, 5, p. 453-460
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Elsevier |
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