Impact of Sentencing Reforms and Speedy Trial Laws in the United States, 1969-1989

The certainty and promptness of punishment have long been hypothesized to be important variables in deterring crime. This data collection evaluates whether sentencing reforms to enhance certainty of punishment and speedy trial laws to enhance promptness of punishment affected crime rates, prison adm...

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Main Author: Marvell, Thomas B. (Author)
Contributors: Moody, Carlisle E. Jr (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1992
In:Year: 1992
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Crime rates
Deterrence
inmate populations
Prisons
Punishment
Sentencing
sentencing reforms
Trials
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Summary:The certainty and promptness of punishment have long been hypothesized to be important variables in deterring crime. This data collection evaluates whether sentencing reforms to enhance certainty of punishment and speedy trial laws to enhance promptness of punishment affected crime rates, prison admissions, and prison populations. Variables include state, year, crime reports, economic conditions, population (including age structure), prison population, prison releases, and prison admissions. The unit of observation is the state by the year.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR09736.v1