This paper provides a summary of the criminological literature, research, and implications for swiftness, or celerity, of punishment as a key component of crime deterrence.
The authors argue the pitfalls of promoting public policy in the absence of sufficient peer-reviewed research.
This study assesses 10 years of data of Hawaii's HOPE Probation Program. This research paper contains important discussion points for similarly-modeled programs, as several factors impacted the program's effectiveness.
The Marron Institute received a $600,000 grant to pilot a program that places convicts in monitored apartments instead of prison.
A study showing a correlation between traffic deaths and rule of law may point to a broader theme that swift and certain consequences work for crime deterrent.