A Clear Scientific Consensus that the Death Penalty does NOT Deter | Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog

BLOG.AMNESTYUSA.ORG - Scientists agree, by an overwhelming majority, that the death penalty has no deterrent effect.  They felt the same way over ten years ago, and nothing has changed since then.  States without the death penalty continue to have significantly lower murder rates than those that retain capital punishment.  And the few recent studies purporting to prove a deterrent effect, though getting heavy play...

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