What Do Immediate Impact Studies Indicate About Capital Punishment's Deterrent

question 77

Multiple Choice

What do immediate impact studies indicate about capital punishment's deterrent effect on murder?

• A)Impact studies indicated that the overall impact of executions might actually increase the incidence of homicide
• B)Impact studies indicated that a deterrent effect does not exist even though the death penalty is being used more often over the past decade.
• C)Impact studies were inconclusive regarding capital punishment's deterrent effect on murder.
• D)Impact studies indicated a deterrent effect but only for expressive forms of murder.

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