Capital punishment and deterrence: Examining the effect of executions on murder in texas

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-493

  Sorensen, Jon ^a   Wrinkle, Robert ^a   Brewer, Victoria ^b   Marquart, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22844453775     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128799045004005     Document Type: Article

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