CRIM 101 Lecture : CHAPTER 11 NOTES - PUBLIC POLICY & CRIME PREVENTION

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Chapter 11 notes - public policy & crime prevention. The get tough approach: assumes that offenders will be deterred by stiffer sentences and harsher terms of imprisonment, little evidence (if any) in support of this argument. The us experience: us has three strike rules, mandatory sentencing guidelines and war on, us has one of the highest per capita incarceration rates in the western. Bentham), who felt that certainty, celerity, and severity of punishment would be sufficient deterrent for most rational, free willed individuals. Cutting recidivism: study of 400 young offenders in vancouver, serving mean sentences of, previously served average of 33 months on probation, recidivism rate still 81% within 12 months of their release. Boot camps: based on military model, with early wake-ups, rigorous schedules, drills and physical training, and orders from correctional staff that must be followed attitudes towards society, thought that these activities reduce impulsivity and increase positive.

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