Which of the following types of research study focusing on the deterrent effects of capital punishment has produced some evidence to suggest that the death penalty deters homicide?

A. studies comparing rates of homicide in states that have death penalty provisions with homicides in states that do not
B. studies examining murder rates in given areas before and after an execution
C. studies examining crime rates in jurisdictions before and after the abolition of capital punishment
D. None of these have produced evidence that the death penalty deters homicide.


D. None of these have produced evidence that the death penalty deters homicide.

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