MYTH: Mandatory sentences reduce crime. Mandatory sentencing - TopicsExpress

MYTH: Mandatory sentences reduce crime. Mandatory sentencing has not been demonstrated to reduce crime. Among the assumptions behind enacting these laws was the belief that before committing a crime, an individual would act rationally and consider the severe sentence that might result. However, the certainty of punishment is a more effective deterrent than its severity. Also, sentencing low-level drug distributors to long prison terms does not reduce crime because their role will be quickly filled by others. Read more: newsobserver/2015/01/19/4482212_congress-must-address-scourge.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

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