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Criminal Deterrence and Sentencing Severity (Paperback)
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The Insitute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge recently
undertook,at the behest of the Home Office, a comprehensive study
of the literature on criminal deterrence, concentrating on recent
research. The result, published in this book, examines the popular
claim that 'deterrence works'. That it works in general terms is
beyond dispute, but the claim most favoured by law-makers is
narrower: that tougher sentences have a direct impact on criminal
behaviour, limiting the number and severity of offences committed.
This study seeks to discover the truth of that claim. Deterrence as
a penal aim, is a broad subject, hence the authors of this work
decided to look at two elements of recent research. First they
looked at studies which examine the marginal deterrent effects of
changing the certainty of punishment, that is, of altering the
likelihood of an offender's being apprehended and convicted for a
crime. Secondly they looked at studies of the marginal deterrent
effects of altering the severity of punishment through changes in
sentencing policy. It is their evaluation and analysis of the
latter which is the principal focus of the work, and which will
make the book essential reading for all those interested in
sentencing and penal policy.
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