Death Penalty in the U.S.

Death Penalty in the U.S.

Recent research seems to back up death penalty advocates who have long argued it has a considerable deterrent effect on violent crime. We'll talk about these findings and the ongoing national debate over capital punishment.

Recent research seems to back up death penalty advocates who have long argued it has a considerable deterrent effect on violent crime. We'll talk about these findings and the ongoing national debate over capital punishment.

Guests

Virginia Sloan

president, Constitution Project

Stuart Taylor

senior writer with National Journal magazine, contributing editor at Newsweek, and coauthor with KC Johnson of "Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" (Thomas Dunne Books)

Dudley Sharp

death penalty advocate, Justice Matters

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