RT Article
T1 Questioning mandatory sentencing efficiency: A case study of persistent felony offender rapists in Kentucky
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 27
IS 1
SP 53
OP 68
A1 Kunselman, Julie C.
A2 Vito, Gennaro F.
LA English
YR 2002
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764207874
AB This policy analysis explores the incapacitative efficiency of Kentucky’s career criminal statute in averting the recidivism of offenders convicted of rape. The study utilizes a 1985 cohort of Kentucky persistent felony offenders with at least one rape conviction (n = 62) and tracks recidivism rates up to fifteen years later. The results question the efficiency of mandatory sentencing. In general, mandatory minimum sentences (where offenders are not eligible for statutory good time or parole) kept these offenders incarcerated beyond the time necessary to avert future crimes.
K1 Civil Commitment
K1 Sexual Recidivism
K1 Criminal Career
K1 Recidivism Rate
K1 Sentence Length
DO 10.1007/BF02898970