1.   Evidence that capital punishment deters crime is pretty thin.

2.   It is not clear whether the death penalty deters crime.

3.   He went even further and discussed how the general layout of the houses could deter crime.

4.   And gun-proponents argue that some guns actually deter crime, saving taxpayers money.

5.   Banks and convenience stores have long taped their transactions to deter crime.

6.   A recent Gallup poll showed that American supporters of the death penalty do not believe it deters crime.

7.   Bush also defended the use of the death penalty in Texas, saying he believes it deters crime.

8.   But Giuliani and other city managers are less worried about children learning the constellations than they are about deterring crime.

9.   But Seamon argues that using cheaper security guards for patrol work and to deter lesser crimes makes sense.

10.   But the Suffolk County district attorney, Thomas J. Spota III, said he hoped the sentence would deter similar crimes.