Criminal Justice System
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
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Probability of apprehension deters crime far more than penalty severity
“And meanwhile, the researchers have kind of known for years that what's more important than the penalty, you know, if and when you're caught is probability you get caught. A lot of people who are committing crime, you know, don't have that, you know, the abili…”
Luckey: Private prison companies are incentivized to maximize nonviolent recidivism
“Those companies have a strong incentive to lobby for and perpetuate laws that
Incarcerate people for the longest period of time for the least serious crime.
In other words, they don't want murderers and terrorists.
They want nonviolent drug offenders who will …”
Thomas: Black Americans Face 46% of US Drug Convictions Despite 13% Usage
“If I look at Blacks, we make up 13% or so, depending on when the last time you did the census of the population, 13, 14%, that make up the same percentage of drug users. But we make up 36% of arrest for drug conviction and 46% of drug convictions.”