Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 4

Death penalty and Crime deterrence-A review of Quantitative evidences

1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SBSPGI, Dehradun, Uttarakhannd & Trainee at ICPO (ICMR)

2Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, BLDEA's College of Pharmacy, Bijapur, Karnataka & Trainee at ICPO (ICMR).

3Scientist G, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, Indian Council of Medical Research, I-7, Sector-39, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Satyanarayana Labani, Scientist G, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, Indian Council of Medical Research, I-7, Sector-39, Noida -201301 Uttar Pradesh, India. satyanarayanalabani@yahoo.com

Online published on 22 March, 2016.

Abstract

The issue of death penalty and crime deterrence has been a debate. A review was undertaken on the Quantitative evidences that found the mixed results both deterring effect as well non-deterring effect. Several studies have documented deterring effects of capital punishment. However, the published studies on capital punishment and deterrence effects include a number of statistical models and conclusions are contradictory. Hence, these types of studies needed a lot of care for the confirmation of hypothesis of statistical models.