A. Answers should be printed in 12-point font, single spaced, doubled-sided pages. B. Each answer is restricted to 500 words. Print your word count for each answer at the end of the answer. C. You may discuss the questions with your classmates. But all written work must be your own. Violations will be punished by death. 1. In Furman v. Georgia, Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote: It is generally agreed between the retentionists and abolitionists, whatever their opinions about the validity of comparative studies of deterrence, that the data which now exist show no correlation between the existence of capital punishment and lower rates of capital crime. Despite the fact that abolitionists have not proved non-deterrence beyond a reasonable doubt, they have succeeded in showing by clear and convincing evidence that capital punishment is not necessary as a deterrent to crime in our society. In light of the massive amount of evidence before us, I see no alternative but to conclude that capital punishment cannot be justified on the basis of its deterrent effect. Could Marshall make the same statement today? In answering this question, you should explain the methodological complexities of studying deterrence, and describe and evaluate three studies that examined deterrence and/or brutalization. The critical point here is to deal with the certainty of Marshall’s evaluation of the deterrence evidence.
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