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Deterrence in Criminal Justice Evaluating Certainty vs. Severity of Punishment Valerie Wright, November 2010. For further information: This report was written by Valerie Wright, , Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project. The Sentencing Project The Sentencing Project is a national non-profit organization engaged 1705 DeSales St., NW in research and advocacy on Criminal Justice policy issues. 8th Floor Washington, 20036. (202) 628-0871. Copyright 2010 by The Sentencing Project. Reproduction of this document in full or part in print or electronic format only by permission of The Sentencing Project. Deterrence IN Criminal Justice |EVALUATING CERTAINTY VERSUS SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT 1. O. ver the past several decades state and federal incarceration rates have increased dramatically. As a consequence of more punitive laws and harsher sentencing policies million people are incarcerated in the nation's prisons and jails, and the leads the world in its rate of incarceration.
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