Adult life Quote by Janet Reno

no study has brought out any solid evidence that the death penalty deters crime. In fact, Amnesty reports that 'the murder rate in states…

— Antoinette Bosco

Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially…

— Ralph Nader

There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the…

— Dinesh D'Souza

I believe that the death penalty is the ultimate deterrent to violent crime...period.

— Troy King

The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon…

— Thurgood Marshall

First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.

— Patricia Cornwell

“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States, the death…

— John Douglas

There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It…

— Jimmy Carter

I have now come to the conclusion (roughly) that capital punishment is defensible, if it can be shown to have a deterrent effect on…

— Torbjorn Tannsjo

I have evolved to where I don't think the death penalty is effective.

— Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

I am pro-death penalty, but not an enthusiastic death-penalty person. I think there's a place for it, that it should serve as a deterrent.

— Steve Largent

Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

— Alan Parker