Does the death penalty deter murder
Instructions
- You have been put in charge of a research study where you are asked to evaluate whether the
death penalty reduces (i.e., deters) murder. Describe how you would conduct this study. Be sure
to explain the variables that would be included in your study, the research design that you would
use, and how you would collect your sample. Be sure to support your decisions by citing the
literature. There are multiple ways to answer this question, but you will lose points if you do not
select the most appropriate choice and support your argument with the assigned readings. - Quite frequently people argue that research methods is not a very important topic because we
can learn about the causes of crime through everyday interactions, through commonsense, and
through other non-scientific approaches. It is your job to show why research methods and
science represent the gold standard for learning about phenomena. In your answer, be sure to
discuss the different ways of knowing things and the reason for conducting research. Be sure
that your answer touches on theories and spuriousness