Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate

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Author(s)

• Donohue, John J.
• Wolfers, Justin

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Published 2005. 56 pages.

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• Capital punishment (Justice System)
• Research (Statistics &Research)

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