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Overview of “Imprisonment and crime: Can both be reduced?”
Author(s) -
Durlauf Steven N.,
Nagin Daniel S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
criminology and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.6
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1745-9133
pISSN - 1538-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2010.00681.x
Subject(s) - imprisonment , citation , criminology , library science , sociology , law , political science , computer science
Research Summary This study argues that it is a realistic possibility that crime, prison costs, and imprisonment numbers can be reduced simultaneously if policy makers shift from a primary reliance on severity-based policies, mandating lengthy prison terms, to a more effective use of police to make the risks of crime clearer and the consequences of criminal activity faster and more certain. We make the following basic claims: