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SEVERE PENALTIES, MANDATORY PENALTIES AND THE REDUCTION OF CRIME

NCJ Number
32542
Author(s)
E POWERS
Date Published
1975
Length
20 pages
Annotation
THIS MONOGRAPH BRIEFLY REVIEWS SOME OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES, JUDGES, AND OTHERS RELATING TO THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF PUNISHMENT SEVERITY, CERTAINTY, AND SWIFTNESS.
Abstract
THE USE OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES AND ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

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