Posted on 08/18/2003 10:44:37 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:06:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Criminal sentences mirror moral judgments about the wretchedness of the crime and the depravity of the offender. Neither judges nor prosecutors nor penologists nor moral philosophers command any greater sentencing wisdom than do legislators or common citizens, for example, whether to sentence a recidivist robber to life imprisonment or some lesser punishment. Professional expertise in sentencing is an illusion with false promises of rehabilitation and deterrence with lenity.
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