Sentence Length, Severity, and the Demand for Prison Space

Cloninger comments on J. R. Clark and Dwight R. Lee's theory that increasing the actual length of prison sentences will cause the demand for prison space to rise at a diminishing rate. Increased enforcement and toughening of punishment makes prison population rise before the increased deterrent...

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Published in:Social science quarterly 1996-06, Vol.77 (2), p.265-268
Main Author: Cloninger, Dale O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstract spaces
Capital punishment
Criminal convictions
Criminal Justice Policy
Criminal sentences
Criminal sentencing
Criminal sociology. Police. Delinquency. Deviance. Suicide
Criminals
Crowding
Demand
Economic Models
Housing demand
Length of sentence
Marginal costs
Prison overcrowding
Prisons
Sentencing
Social and Policy Issues Forum
Sociology
Sociology of law and criminology
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Summary:Cloninger comments on J. R. Clark and Dwight R. Lee's theory that increasing the actual length of prison sentences will cause the demand for prison space to rise at a diminishing rate. Increased enforcement and toughening of punishment makes prison population rise before the increased deterrent effect causes criminal activity to recede.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237