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Deterrence and the Death Penalty (Paperback, New)
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty; Edited by John V. Pepper, …
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Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine
whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide
rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory,
conclusions. Some studies have concluded that the threat of capital
punishment deters murders, saving large numbers of lives; other
studies have concluded that executions actually increase homicides;
still others, that executions have no effect on murder rates.
Commentary among researchers, advocates, and policymakers on the
scientific validity of the findings has sometimes been acrimonious.
Against this backdrop, the National Research Council report
Deterrence and the Death Penalty assesses whether the available
evidence provides a scientific basis for answering questions of if
and how the death penalty affects homicide rates. This new report
from the Committee on Law and Justice concludes that research to
date on the effect of capital punishment on homicide rates is not
useful in determining whether the death penalty increases,
decreases, or has no effect on these rates. The key question is
whether capital punishment is less or more effective as a deterrent
than alternative punishments, such as a life sentence without the
possibility of parole. Yet none of the research that has been done
accounted for the possible effect of noncapital punishments on
homicide rates. The report recommends new avenues of research that
may provide broader insight into any deterrent effects from both
capital and noncapital punishments. Table of Contents Front Matter
Summary 1 Introduction 2 Capital Punishment in the Post-Gregg Era 3
Determining the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: Key Issues
4 Panel Studies 5 Time-Series Studies 6 Challenges to Identifying
Deterrent Effects Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee
Members and Staff
How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that
the United States ought to use a combination of several different
approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use.
Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information
that policy makers require if they are to create a useful,
realistic policy package-details about drug use, drug market
economics, and perhaps most importantly the impact of drug
enforcement activities. Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs
recommends ways to close these gaps in our understanding-by
obtaining the necessary data on drug prices and consumption
(quantity in addition to frequency); upgrading federal management
of drug statistics; and improving our evaluation of prevention,
interdiction, enforcement, and treatment efforts. The committee
reviews what we do and do not know about illegal drugs and how data
are assembled and used by federal agencies. The book explores the
data and research information needed to support strong drug policy
analysis, describes the best methods to use, explains how to avoid
misleading conclusions, and outlines strategies for increasing
access to data. Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs also
discusses how researchers can incorporate randomization into
studies of drug treatment and how state and local agencies can
compare alternative approaches to drug enforcement. Charting a
course toward a better-informed illegal drugs policy, this book
will be important to federal and state policy makers, regulators,
researchers, program administrators, enforcement officials,
journalists, and advocates concerned about illegal drug use. Table
of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2
Determinants and Consequences of Drug Use 3 Data Needs for
Monitoring Drug Problems 4 Drug Data Organization 5
Supply-Reduction Policy 6 Sanctions against Users of Illegal Drugs
7 Preventing Drug Use 8 Treatment of Drug Users 9 Final Thoughts:
Unfinished Business Appendix A: Characteristics of STRIDE Cocaine
Data Appendix B: Data Sources Appendix C: Phase I Report Executive
Summary Appendix D: How Do Response Problems Affect Survey
Measurement of Trends in Drug Use? Appendix E: Linking Treatment to
Punishment: An Evaluation of Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice
System Appendix F: Biographical Sketches Index
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