According to Michael Summers, In the early 1980s, the return of the death penalty was associated with

a drop in the number of criminals. In the mid-to-late 1980s, when the number of executions stabilized at
about 20 per year, the number of criminals increased. Throughout the 1990s, our society increased the
number of executions, and the number of criminals plummeted. Since 2001, there has been a decline in
executions and an increase in murders. strong evidence for the deterrent effect of capital punishment.
Each execution results, on average, in eighteen fewer murders with a margin of error of plus or minus
ten. Tests show that results are not driven by tougher sentencing laws and are robust to many
alternative specifications. We know that, for whatever reason, there is a simple but dramatic
relationship between the number of executions carried out and a corresponding reduction in the
number of criminals.

Strong evidence for the deterrent effect of capital punishment. Each execution results, on average, in
eighteen fewer murders with a margin of error of plus or minus ten. Tests show that results are not
driven by tougher sentencing laws and are robust to many alternative specifications... The results are
boldly clear: executions deter murders and murder rates increase substantially during moratoriums. The
results are consistent across before-and-after comparisons and regressions regardless of the data's
aggregation level, the time period, or the specific variable used to measure executions. Executions
provide a large benefit to society by deterring murders. “It can possibly eliminate those who violates the
law and change the country but it takes time.” Hashem Dezhbakhshc said.

The death penalty can provide a deterrent against violent crime. What we must look at for this
advantage is the actual convicted person. Capital punishment creates an irreversible deterrent that the
murderer will never get the chance to take a life again. It is a form of incapacitation that helps to protect
society by preventing future crime in this manner. “Capital punishment is likely to deter more than other
punishments because people fear death more than anything else,” said Ernest van den Haag, Professor
of Jurisprudence at Fordham University. “They fear most death deliberately inflicted by law and
scheduled by the courts. Whatever people fear most is likely to deter the most.”

"I do, that’s the only reason to be for it. I don’t think you should support the death penalty to seek
revenge. I don’t think that’s right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves
other people’s lives and lessens the fear of people.” George Bush said. We live in a world right now
where crimes seem to be everywhere. And it's easy to assume from all this bad news that the world is
only getting scarier by the day. But if you actually go out and experience the country where criminals are
low or non-existent, you feel safe far more often than you feel threatened, some of that fear can be
silenced.

The application of capital punishment in just ways can limit prison overpopulation issues. People are
living longer today than arguably at any other time in history. California’s criminal justice system became
so overcrowded with prisoners that the federal courts had to step in to order changes or risk letting
convicted prisoners loose because there was no room to house them. The state has the largest death
room in the country, and with new capital convictions happening every month, their prison ran out of
room. There were 750 people on death row in California in 2015, up from 646 in 2006. By managing this
process so that it is efficient, including any appeals or pleadings which are legally permitted, it becomes
possible to manage the population and limit costs without creating the potential for harm in the rest of
society. Natalie Regoli suggests.