2021
DOI: 10.3390/histories1020010
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Still Asking ‘What Works’: A Punishment Question for the Ages or an Aging Punishment Question?

Abstract: The expectation that punishment be effective at controlling crime is a longstanding convention in the U.S., and no doubt elsewhere. While the history of American punishment has not been shaped entirely by the question of efficacy, it has played a predominant role in justifying penal policy for over 200 years. The question has become even more salient in policy decision-making of late, as research has begun to certify and consolidate findings on what is effective at reducing recidivism. What is lacking in this … Show more

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