Tag: revenge justice

19 Nov 2007

Publication Bias and Death Penalty Reporting

Courtesy of Justin Wolfers:
The front page of Sunday’s New York Times contained an interesting article reviewing research linking  the death penalty to homicide trends.  Adam Liptak attempts to provide a balanced account of the debate, noting first one set of findings:
According to roughly a dozen recent studies, executions save lives. For each inmate put to [...]