The Brutalization Effect Refers to the

The brutalization effect refers to the

A) tendency for a serial killer to increase the extent of torture and sadism in his later crimes.
B) conclusion that executions increase the murder rate.
C) awareness by potential murderers that they will be executed and hence they are deterred from crime.
D) nature of the use of the electric chair for execution,in comparison to other,more humane devices,such as lethal injection.

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