One Purpose of the Death Penalty Could Be to Exert

question 9

Multiple Choice

One purpose of the death penalty could be to exert fear of death in potential law breakers. According to Ruback (2015) , which purpose would this be serving?

• A)Individual deterrence
• B)General deterrence
• C)Moral outrage
• D)Retribution

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