Previous articleNext article No AccessOn the Measurement of the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment and the Theory of DeterrenceIsaac Ehrlich and Joel C. GibbonsIsaac Ehrlich Search for more articles by this author and Joel C. Gibbons Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Legal Studies Volume 6, Number 1Jan., 1977 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467561 Views: 44Total views on this site Citations: 28Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1977 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Xuejun Ding, Xiaxia Zhang, Ruoshi Fan, Qiaochu Xu, Kyle Hunt, Jun Zhuang Rumor recognition behavior of social media users in emergencies, Journal of Management Science and Engineering 7, no.11 (Mar 2022): 36–47.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmse.2021.02.003Walter E. Block Rejoinder to Boonin on Abortion, (Nov 2021): 61–101.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5014-7_7Rajeev K. 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