The role of the death penalty in preventing murder in Palestinian society according to the theories of deterrence and rational choice

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the role of the death penalty in preventing murders in Palestinian society according to the theories of deterrence and rational choice. Furthermore, there is an international trend to abolish the death penalty as a result of the development and globalization of human rights concepts. The death penalty also contributes to achieving special deterrence for the perpetrators of murder by ending the life of the criminal, which prevents his ability to commit another murder. The death penalty also contributes. To achieve special deterrence for all people with regard to murder crimes by the availability of the elements of the effectiveness of punishment, namely its severity, clarity, and certainty of its application. During the trial of those accused of committing murder, the study also recommended the need for the Palestinian legislator to reconsider the abolition of the death penalty in the draft Palestinian Penal Code and to maintain it due to its role in achieving public deterrence.