Research shows that imposing longer sentences harms inmates and society. There are less expensive − and more effective − ways to hold people accountable and help them prepare for life after prison.
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Just seven countries worldwide regularly execute people for drug crimes, most of them authoritarian regimes. Nothing suggests that this brutal policy actually curbs drug use.
An overriding focus on increasing sentences may not necessarily be the best means of redressing the harm caused by sex offences.
At a time when many Australian jurisdictions are imprisoning more people than ever, any policies that increase prisoner numbers must be seriously reconsidered.
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati