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Criminology

the claim that executions raise rather than deter homicide by legitimizing lethal violence in the public mind.

In criminology, brutalization effect refers to the claim that executions raise rather than deter homicide by legitimizing lethal violence in the public mind. This meaning comes from Bowers (1980) in Crime & Delinquency.[1]

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  1. Bowers, W. J., & Pierce, G. L. (1980). Deterrence or Brutalization: What Is the Effect of Executions? Crime & Delinquency, 26(4), 453-484. https://doi.org/10.1177/001112878002600402

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