Abstract
The ideal of punishment proportionate to wrongdoing creates a criminal justice system that deters prevention. An alternative ideal is that crime should always be confronted with a presumption for mercy that is conditional upon participation in a truth-seeking process that identifies paths to prevention. Informally rewarding reconciliation and prevention is the basis of a more compelling rational choice account of crime control than proportionate formal punishment. A rational and emotionally intelligent criminal justice system might look something like the airline safety system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-306 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Criminology |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2005 |