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One way a researcher may empirically examine whether death penalty deters violent crime is

Question 2 options:

	to replicate prior studies using a random set of control variables.
	to estimate the effects, then explain the results in the context of own personal bias.
	to compare property crime rates for states that have changed their policy stance over time to see if property crime rises when death penalty is adopted.
	to compare murder rates across states that enforce the death penalty versus states that do not enforce it, all else held constant.