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Homicides Down In Some Large US Cities

AP | CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 01.03.2009 | Home


MILWAUKEE — Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 ...

Debunking the Death Penalty Deterrence Myth

John Holdridge and Cassandra Stubbs | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


John Holdridge and Cassandra Stubbs

New reports alleging that capital punishment has a deterrent effect on homicide rates have captured widespread media attention, which in turn has accorded them a degree of unjustified legitimacy in the public arena.