Journal article
The deterrent effect of executions: A meta-analysis thirty years after Ehrlich
Journal of criminal justice, v 36(5), pp 453-460
2008
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Abstract
In 1975, Ehrlich published a seminal paper in
American Economic Review which argued that executions prevent murders in America. Subsequent empirical studies varied in their methodology and the time-period/region/country covered, and therefore it is difficult to draw a clear conclusion about the deterrent effect of executions. This article applies a meta-analysis to combine the results from refereed studies in order to summarize objectively the findings. The overall results of the meta-analysis supported the deterrent effect of executions, but the evidence for a deterrent effect depended on the type of study carried out (time-series and panel data versus cross-sectional data and the effects of publicity).
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Details
- Title
- The deterrent effect of executions: A meta-analysis thirty years after Ehrlich
- Creators
- Bijou Yang - Drexel UniversityDavid Lester - Stockton University
- Publication Details
- Journal of criminal justice, v 36(5), pp 453-460
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000259758000009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-51249111269
- Other Identifier
- 991019339564104721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology