Execution Publicity and Homicide in South Carolina: A Research Note

摘要: A recurrent flaw marks the work on impact of executions homicide: awareness usually is left unmeasured. The present study addresses this, inspecting effect publicized homicide. Data from South Carolina are employed. Homicide drops 17.5% in months with executions. In contrast, little unrelated to reduced when for rape enter analysis. Alternative assumptions regarding length tested: death dip decreases use an instantaneous period; it becomes nonsignificant a lengthy incubation period. findings, however, can be interpreted several different theoretical perspectives: deterrence, normative validation, and victim mobilization. Hence, policy implications remain tenuous.