Facts about Deterrence and the Death Penalty

• Studies Comparing States with and without the Death Penalty
  
  
• Murder Rates by State: 1995-2005 (Updated September 2006)
  
  
• Comparing Murder Rates in Death Penalty and Non-Death States Over the Past Decade
  
  
• Law Enforcement Views on Deterrence
  
  
• Criminologists Views on Deterrence
  
  
• The "Brutalization Effect"
  
  
• Murder of Children: How the U.S. Compares with Other Countries
  
  
• News and Developments - Current Year
  
  
• News and Developments - Previous Years
  (includes Recent Studies on Deterrence)