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Notable new publication on deterrence from The Sentencing Project

By Douglas A. Berman

Today I received an e-mail about a new publication about deterrence from the folks at The Sentencing Project.  Here is the text: We are pleased to let you know of our new publication, Deterrence in Criminal Justice: Evaluating Certainty versus Severity of Punishment by Valerie Wright, Ph.D. The report addresses a key concern for policy makers regarding whether deterrence is better achieved by increasing the likelihood of apprehension or increasing the severity of sanctions. Overall, the report concludes that: Enhancing the certainty of punishment is far more likely to produce deterrent effects than increasing the severity of punishment. Particularly at high levels of incarceration, there is no significant public safety benefit to increasing the severity of sentences by imposing longer prison terms...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 19, 2010 (boomark / email).