FIGURE 12.12
Murder Rates in States With and Without the Death Penalty
The death penalty is intended as both punishment and deterrent, but statistics show that murder rates are higher in those states with the death penalty than in those without it.
Murder Rates in States With and Without the Death Penalty
The death penalty is intended as both punishment and deterrent, but statistics show that murder rates are higher in those states with the death penalty than in those without it.
[Data source: Goldstein (1986)]