Weissmueller, Zach. "Swift and Certain Punishment Works Better than Severe Sentences." Criminal Justice, edited by Noël Merino, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints.
This article begins with Zach Weissmueller interviewing Kleiman; Mark Kleiman is a public policy professor at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA; according to Mark Kleiman the US criminal-justice system “ punishes criminals too randomly and also severely.”Mark Kleiman strongly believes the changes should be made to the criminal-justice system; Kleiman thinks that fast punishments which are less severe should be placed in motions. Mark believes that if the criminal-justice system allowed swift and certain punishments, it would discourage criminals and soon lower crime rates. Mark Kleiman says he’s “ angry about having much too much crime and an intolerable number of people behind bars.” He says that America’s astronomical incarceration isn’t making us any safer. …show more content…
Criminal- justice system for far too long has heavily sided with harsher punishments instead of quick and certain punishments, he says instead of concentrating on harsh punishments the justice system should focus more on enforcement and giving out more immediate consequences for those who break the law. By doing this Kleman believes that this action could possibly reduce crime while fewer people would be in prisons. The interview continues with Kleiman explaining why he wrote his book. Kleiman states that he feels excited but a gloomy when he wrote his book; Mark Kleiman is furious about “having too much crime and an intolerable number of people behind bars.” Markis excited because there are people out, there doing things that could be
This article begins with Zach Weissmueller interviewing Kleiman; Mark Kleiman is a public policy professor at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA; according to Mark Kleiman the US criminal-justice system “ punishes criminals too randomly and also severely.”Mark Kleiman strongly believes the changes should be made to the criminal-justice system; Kleiman thinks that fast punishments which are less severe should be placed in motions. Mark believes that if the criminal-justice system allowed swift and certain punishments, it would discourage criminals and soon lower crime rates. Mark Kleiman says he’s “ angry about having much too much crime and an intolerable number of people behind bars.” He says that America’s astronomical incarceration isn’t making us any safer. …show more content…
Criminal- justice system for far too long has heavily sided with harsher punishments instead of quick and certain punishments, he says instead of concentrating on harsh punishments the justice system should focus more on enforcement and giving out more immediate consequences for those who break the law. By doing this Kleman believes that this action could possibly reduce crime while fewer people would be in prisons. The interview continues with Kleiman explaining why he wrote his book. Kleiman states that he feels excited but a gloomy when he wrote his book; Mark Kleiman is furious about “having too much crime and an intolerable number of people behind bars.” Markis excited because there are people out, there doing things that could be