Death Penalty and Deterrence Theory



Death Penalty and Deterrence Theory

Introduction

Murder has been common in several societies from decades. Death penalty and deterrence of homicide has always been an important subject to debate on, it is a never ending debate , in this paper we are going to discuss whether death penalty deter further murders or not. Society has always used punishment as an important tool to discourage any criminal or unlawful action. Even we can see parents punishing their children so that in future they do not repeat the same mistake. Deterrence is designed to prevent crime in general population. ...