The judicial response to crime and the criminal: A utilitarian perspective
This paper examines the hypothesis that the sentencing decision of the criminal court is consistent with utilitarian principles and that the judiciary uses the length of incarceration as an instrument for the maximization of societal well-being. A theoretical model is developed, whose principal argu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1985, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Pages: 369-386 |
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