Studies say death penalty deters crime
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Anti-death penalty forces have gained momentum in the past few years, with a moratorium in Illinois, court disputes over lethal injection in more than a half-dozen states and progress toward outright abolishment in New Jersey.
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Serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and accuracy in capital punishment cases and justify a nationwide freeze on executions, the American Bar Association says.
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Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug offenders and high crime rates have contributed to the United States having the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world, according to criminal justice experts.
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A study suggests that there are thousands of people serving long sentences for crimes they did not commit but who have no hope that DNA can clear them.
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Foes of the death penalty say fewer Africans than ever before are being hanged, beaten, shot, shocked, stoned or poisoned by their governments.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Lethal injection, when used for the first time in Texas nearly 22 years ago, was touted as a more humane way to execute prisoners than the firing squad, hanging, the gas chamber or even the electric chair...
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A new study challenges conventional wisdom,  suggesting that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting and keeping would-be assailants occupied.
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A government strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched.
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Â· Research argues that orders are not working  Â· Evidence suggests lack of support for offenders
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A new study challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting and keeping would-be assailants occupied.
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PHILADELPHIA - October 13 - With the Supreme Court now poised to decide if the death penalty for minors constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, will Pennsylvania and Delaware finally take a look at their own laws?
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Violent crime fell last year, with only a slight uptick in murders marring the overall trend of fewer crimes across the country, the FBI said Monday in its annual crime report.
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WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether to ban the death penalty for juveniles who kill, one of the highest-profile questions confronting the justices as they continue re-examining who is subject to capital punishment.
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The suicide of a woman in Maghaberry prison in March 2004 could have been prevented, a jury finds.
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A commission examining last year's botched lethal injection execution said Sunday it will recommend changes this week aimed at reducing errors in Florida's death row procedures.
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"Texas Death Row: Executions in the Modern Era" (Plume. 432 pages. $16), edited by Bill Crawford: In the state where everything is bigger, the death penalty is practically supersized.
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The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the death row population fell for the third year in a row, the government reported Sunday.