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‘Longer jail terms are unlikely to be effective’
Author(s) -
Simmons Alick
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.l5851
Subject(s) - animal welfare , criminology , welfare , political science , law and economics , business , law , psychology , economics , biology , ecology
Alick Simmons argues that increasing maximum sentencing for animal welfare offences will not be an effective deterrent and that preventing offences occurring in the first place should be the priority.