Research on the immediate impact of well-publicized executions:

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Research has failed to find evidence that an execution produces an immediate decline in the murder rate. While some studies have suggested an immediate impact effect at the state level, the evidence is not strong enough to definitively say that executions have an immediate impact on the murder rate. The claim that each execution equates to seven less murders is also not supported by research.

Research on the Immediate Impact of Well-Publicized Executions