Can anyone debunk or take issue with these stats?
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murd...nd-state#MRord
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Can anyone debunk or take issue with these stats?
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murd...nd-state#MRord
Yeah.... Murder does not by itself reflect the state of violent crime. Ask the UK.
Cross-sectional comparison data is pretty much worthless. There are too many uncontrolled variables to get any type of confidence in a causal connection. The only way to get good data on the effect of the death penalty on murder rate is to do a difference in differences calculation. You would need to look at two otherwise similarly situated states in a period where one eliminated the death penalty and the other kept the death penalty and neither state changed a variable that could affect murder rate.
joshs,
Now that you're looking at this, I was less interested in the DP and more interested in the fact that I live in NJ and places that have less restrictions on 2A and have no DP statute have a lower murder rate per 100k. Like AK, ND, ME, MN, VT, IA, RI. I know there are more variables that make it more complicated and I also know that this data can be argued, which is why I asked for some refutation before I lay it at the feet of some antis I know.
Here's some info for general use, don't know how well it ties into the DP theme, though.
http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2012/0...ted-again.html
http://pjmedia.com/blog/gun-control-...inglepage=true
Looks like pretty normal findings regarding DP (and incarceration in general). Locking people up and/or executing them doesn't seem to do much to reduce crime. We've known that for a long time.