Sunday, November 18, 2007

For each inmate put to death, 3 to 18 murders prevented


USA - For the first time in a generation, the question of whether the death penalty deters murders has captured the attention of scholars in law and economics, setting off an intense new debate about one of the central justifications for capital punishment.
According to roughly a dozen recent studies, executions save lives. For each inmate put to death, the studies say, 3 to 18 murders are prevented. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Game Stop