Multiple Choice
Which of the following sources would tend to be the least biased on the topic of whether capital punishment has a deterrent effect on the homicide rate?
A) A politician who is running on a "law and order" platform
B) A district attorney who has tried more than a dozen capital-punishment cases
C) A defense attorney who has defended clients charged with capital crimes
D) A criminologist whose field of expertise is capital punishment
E) A survey of police officers
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