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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu
I understand but was there specifics? Again is determent really even the goal with capitol punishment? Even with numbers in a general sense, do you think the people that commit the crimes really have a concern for aftermaths? Excluding new husbands that obtain insurance for their brides and then turn their air off when they go diving on their honeymoon.
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I don't have access to the raw data. I know that once upon a time a University of Buffalo professor by the name of Isaac Eehrilch conducted a biased study which state that each execution saved eight innocent lives. This sparked many studies, which immediately poked massive holes in Eehrilch's conclusions. I suspect the best known was in the Yale Law Journal back in the late 1970s. I believe the final verdict in most studies is something to the effect that there is no credible evidence that it acts as a deterrent.