The following articles represent some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: New Scientist
Title: “Is God's mercy to blame for high crime rates? - science-in-society - 22 June 2012 - New Scientist”
http://www.newscientist.c...

Publication: National Catholic Register
Title: “Science: People Who Believe in Heaven More Likely to Commit Crime? |Blogs | NCRegister.com”
http://www.ncregister.com...

Publication: Christian Today Australia
Title: “New study: belief in hell reduces crime, forgiving saviour increases crime”
http://au.christiantoday....

Publication: The Globe and Mail
Title: “Heaven help us? Crime rates higher in countries that believe in 'supernatural benevolence' - The Globe and Mail”
http://www.theglobeandmai...

Publication: Futurity
Title: “Futurity.org - Belief in hell may cut crime”
http://www.futurity.org/s...

Publication: CBS Seattle
Title: “Study Finds People Who Believe In Heaven Commit More Crimes - CBS Seattle”
http://seattle.cbslocal.c...

Publication: Mail Online
Title: “Why criminals believe in heaven: Study finds crime rates vary according to religious beliefs | Mail Online”
http://www.dailymail.co.u...

Publication: The Telegraph
Title: “A little more punishment could mean a lot less crime - Telegraph”
http://www.telegraph.co.u...

Publication: Allvoices
Title: “Study says higher crime rates likely in societies where people don't believe in punishment in afterlife”
http://www.allvoices.com/...

Publication: University of Oxford Practical Ethics
Title: “Let's get rid of Heaven, Hell is what we need! (?) | Practical Ethics”
http://blog.practicalethi...

Publication: World Science.net
Title: “Religion: It's the Hell part that makes us behave, study finds”
http://www.world-science....

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