‘Tough on Crime’ Doesn’t Pay.

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  • Source:
    America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. 9/19/2016, Vol. 215 Issue 7, p5-5. 1p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      CRIME policy; CRIMINAL justice system; GOVERNMENT policy; JUSTICE; CRIMINAL law
    • Abstract:
      The author examines the benefits and adverse effects of tough policies against crimes and criminals by governments, particularly in the U.S. Also cited are the "tough on crime" policy implemented in the country in the 1960s, the efforts by various states in the U.S. to reform their criminal justice systems as of September 2016, and the introduction of the Sentencing and Corrections Reform Act.