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Wright - Deterrence in Criminal Justice

  • state and fed incarceration rates increase
  • recently sentencing policy goals: enhancing deterrent effect of crim justice system
    • research shows the certainty of punishment is more likely to produce deterrent benefits
  • conceptualizing deterrence
    • increases certainty of punishment, offenders may be deterred by risk of apprehension
    • severity of punishment may influence behavior
    • problems:
    • assumes that ppl consider the consequences before they act
      • ½ state prisoners under influence of drugs / alcohol
    • most crimes don’t result in an arrest and conviction
    • in order for sanctions to deter, potential offenders need to be aware of sanction risks / consequences
  • certainty vs severity of punishment
    • certainty of punishment more effective deterrent
    • more severe sentences fail to enhance public safety
    • increases risk that lower-risk offenders will be negatively affected by incarceration
    • being incarcerated increases risk of recidivism. also being there longer increases
    • reduced sentences may reduce recidivism rates
  • economic costs of more severe sentences
    • reducing number of incarcerated non-violent offenders by half could save taxpayers $16.9 billion annually w/o putting public safety at risk
    • ex: non-violent drug offenders would benefit more from drug treatment in community based programs
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