NCJ Number
3512
Journal
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Volume: 61 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1970) Pages: 539-548
Date Published
1970
Length
10 pages
Annotation
ANALYZES THE ISSUE OF DETERRENCE AS IT BEARS ON THE RETENTION OR ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Abstract
THIS EMPIRICAL RECONSIDERATION OF PROFESSOR VAN DEN HAAG'S ANALYSIS OF THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF THE DEATH PENALTY (PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE, 1969 ISSUE OF THIS JOURNAL) ATTACKS THE LOOSE FRAMEWORK OF THE ANALYSIS AS A PROTOTYPE OF RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. IT SHARPENS THE QUESTIONS AND CUTS AWAY THE MISLEADING CONCLUSIONS SURROUNDING THE DEATH PENALTY CONTROVERSY AND CHALLENGES CRIMINOLOGISTS AND THE LEGISLATURES TO DETERMINE EMPIRICALLY WHETHER DETERRENCE EXISTS AS A FACTOR IN THE CONSIDERATION.