... to enforce. Compared to many other drugs, alcohol leaves the body quickly, making it harder to detect via traditional alcohol tests. Further, there may be resistance to sanctioning someone under supervision for their rst substance use violation, weakening any deterrent effect the condition was intended...

... sentences homicide incapacitation deterrence punishment sentencing guidelines consensus Reconsidering Long Sentences: The Search for Common Ground ADAM GELB President and CEO of the Council on Criminal Justice Here s an idea: amid a historic spike in homicide, convene a task force to reconsider...

... additional deterrent benefits in the aggregate, though some studies also had null effects. None suggested a strong aggregate-level criminogenic effect. We argue that a conclusion that longer sentences have a substantial criminogenic effect, large enough to offset incapacitative effects, cannot be justified...

..., error, or prejudice. sentencing purposes of punishment retribution deterrence incapacitation judicial discretion explanation rationality reason-giving © 2022 Vera Institute of Justice. All rights reserved. 2022 Making Sense of Sentences The penal policies of this country have...

... their worst act—could be salvaged, and deserved happiness. © 2021 Vera Institute of Justice. All rights reserved. 2021 Judge Weinstein sentencing sentencing guidelines mandatory minimums terrorism child pornography deterrence Sentencing with Love, Not Hate I. Just get out of the way and let...