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buff.ly/lE7sj34 Deterrence, Economics, and the Death Penalty: An Empirical Evaluation

buff.lyDeterrence, Costs, and Innocence in Capital PunishmentDoes capital punishment exert a unique deterrent effect on serious crime, or does the empirical foundation behind it collapse under scientific scrutiny? Drawing on landmark findings from the National…

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Cayce C. Will

@caycecwill.substack.com

Does capital punishment exert a unique deterrent effect on serious crime, or does the empirical foundation behind it collapse under scientific scrutiny?

Cayce C. Will

@caycecwill.substack.com

Drawing on landmark findings from the National Research Council (NRC) and over five decades of econometric literature, this analysis evaluates the four central axes of the capital punishment debate: empirical deterrence, systemic risk, administrative cost, and ethical jurisprudence.