Murder Rates with and Without the Death Penalty

Murder Rates with and Without the Death Penalty

Section One

The debate that death penalty reduces crime rates is still not over. This debate has been going on since a number of years; however, there is no proper conclusion still. Some authors support the view that death penalty reduces the crime rates; however, there are others that do not support this view. According to a study conducted at the New York University, death penalty reduces the crime rates; however, Isaac Ehrlich has found that there is no significant reduction in the crime rate with the death ...