A recent survey of 67 current and past presidents of the top three criminology professional organizations-the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the Law and Society Association-found that about 80 percent of them believe that the death penalty is a more effective deterrent to homicide than is long imprisonment.

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Most studies and surveys, including those involving criminologists and legal professionals, have shown that the majority do not believe the death penalty is more effective as a deterrent to homicide than long-term imprisonment.

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