See if you can locate any empirical research that found a deterrent effect associated with capital punishment. In light of the fact that the vast majority of studies have failed to find such an...

See if you can locate any empirical research that found a deterrent effect associated with capital punishment. In light of the fact that the vast majority of studies have failed to find such an association, discuss why people often think it is a deterrent, and provide reasons to explain why it is not.