Throughout the criminal justice world, mass incarceration rate has always been a big problem in the world. Marc Mauer is the executive director of the sentencing project. He believes that we should fix the criminal justice system and make it better. One of the reasons to why we have mass incarceration is because of the harsh sentencing policies. Marc Mauer has many different ways to reform policies that can reduce mass incarnation. I think some of Mauer’s ideas have a point such as people with non-violent drug offense should go to jail for a short period of time and non-violent criminals should not be under parole. Although I disagree with some of his ideas aren’t really fair or reasonable such as a 20-year cap on sentencing for violent crimes.
Marc Mauer’s harsh sentencing for drug …show more content…
According the article “How To Lock Up Fewer People” by Marc Mauer and David Cole states “we need to recognize that the excessively long sentences we impose for most violent crimes are not necessary, cost-effective or just.” In other words Mauer argues that criminals should not be incarnated for a violent crimes. I do not agree with that because violent criminals should be in jail rather than out in the public committing more crimes and being a threat to the public. Compared to Dana Goldstein in the article “Too Old To Commit a Crime” she states the opposite of Mauer’s polices. Goldstein states, “Some of them should never be released, either because of the horror of their crimes, like an act of mass terrorism.” Basically, Goldstein is saying that people that commit severe crimes should be sentenced for life because they more likely to commit a similar crime like that again. Also people so commit terrorism crimes are people who need help and rehab because it is not something that happens in everyday
Marc Mauer’s harsh sentencing for drug …show more content…
According the article “How To Lock Up Fewer People” by Marc Mauer and David Cole states “we need to recognize that the excessively long sentences we impose for most violent crimes are not necessary, cost-effective or just.” In other words Mauer argues that criminals should not be incarnated for a violent crimes. I do not agree with that because violent criminals should be in jail rather than out in the public committing more crimes and being a threat to the public. Compared to Dana Goldstein in the article “Too Old To Commit a Crime” she states the opposite of Mauer’s polices. Goldstein states, “Some of them should never be released, either because of the horror of their crimes, like an act of mass terrorism.” Basically, Goldstein is saying that people that commit severe crimes should be sentenced for life because they more likely to commit a similar crime like that again. Also people so commit terrorism crimes are people who need help and rehab because it is not something that happens in everyday