In his essay and graphs, Johansen points out that the homicide rate drops steadily during the years when executions are on the rise and rates rise sharply when executions are brought to a halt or held to very low number. ... Citing the fact that juvenile crime among 14 to 17-year-old's has risen 160 percent between 1984 and 1999, Chiou concludes that allowing a seventeen-year-old felon the ability to escape from his or her acts unscathed encourages that behavior in the future. ...

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