The meaning of life : the case for abolishing life sentences

Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. Harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates, since people "age out" of crime--meaning that we're spending...

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Main Author: Mauer, Marc
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: New Press 2018
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