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There are some special cases—special because the threat of the death penalty is the only threat that may deter the crime. We do not know that it will. We do know that in these cases no other threat can.
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© 1983 Ernest van den Haag and John P. Conrad
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van den Haag, E., Conrad, J.P. (1983). Special Cases. In: The Death Penalty. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2787-3_12
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