The costs and Benefits of Setencing : a systematic review
By: McDOUGALL, Cynthia ...et.al
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, May 2003Subject(s): Custo Benefício | Setencing | Criminalidade | Review | EficáciaThe Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science 587, p. 160-177Abstract: It is increasingly being recognized that it is essential to know not only what is effective in reducing criminal behavior but also the relative costs and benefits of criminal justice interventions. While a number of studies now include such costs and benefits, the evidence is difficult to compare because of differing research designs and cost-benefit methodologies. this article systematically reviews the current evidence on the costs and benefits of different setencing options. A cost-benefit validity scale is proposed as a mechanism to evaluate systematically the quality of costs and benefits data. A systematically review of the literature revealed only nine published studies that fit the criteria of the review. many were of poor methodological quality, and the authors recommend the development of standardized methodologies for assessing the costs and benefits of criminal justice programs
It is increasingly being recognized that it is essential to know not only what is effective in reducing criminal behavior but also the relative costs and benefits of criminal justice interventions. While a number of studies now include such costs and benefits, the evidence is difficult to compare because of differing research designs and cost-benefit methodologies. this article systematically reviews the current evidence on the costs and benefits of different setencing options. A cost-benefit validity scale is proposed as a mechanism to evaluate systematically the quality of costs and benefits data. A systematically review of the literature revealed only nine published studies that fit the criteria of the review. many were of poor methodological quality, and the authors recommend the development of standardized methodologies for assessing the costs and benefits of criminal justice programs
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