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Author:
Wright, Valerie L., 1975-
Title:
Could quicker executions deter homicides? : the relationship between celerity, capital punishment, and murder / Valerie L. Wright.
Publisher:
LFB Scholarly Pub.,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
xi, 168 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Capital punishment--United States.
Death row--United States.
Homicide--United States--Prevention.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-164) and index.
Contents:
Implications and limitations of the study. Deterrence assumptions and deterrence research -- Description of the data sources and analytic strategy -- A description of the data -- Quicker executions fail to impact homicide rates -- Does race matter? : assessing the "reach of executions" -- Implications and limitations of the study.
Series:
Criminal justice : recent scholarship
ISBN:
159332460X (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781593324605 (hbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)698333045
LCCN:
2011004826
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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