Jacoby believes that the death penalty protects society by threatening future murders with fear. Gaes believes the death penalty is necessary because overpopulation in prisons causes emotional and physical distress. The strongest aspect of the debate appears to be that the death penalty does not deter crime at all or help the victim's family heal. It would be useful to know whether death penalty states as a whole have lower crime rates than non-death penalty states when they support the death penalty. Eaton, Judy, Tony Christensen. "Lockdown and its Myths: Victims' Families, the Death Penalty, and the Lockdown Argument." International review of victimology, volume 20(3). September 2014. : pp. 327-343. “Lockdown and Its Myths: Victims' Families, the Death Penalty, and the Lockdown Argument” is an International Review of Victimology article written by Judy Eaton and Tony Christensen. Both Eaton and Christensen are faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University in the Criminology/Law and Society department. If an individual is killed, the victims' families can do so