Effective Sentencing Policy against Sexual Offenses

• In Event: Criminal Justice Policies, Laws, and Ideology

Abstract

This paper investigated a relationship between sexual crimes rate and sentencing policy/trend. The proposed hypothesis is that tough sentencing trend would decrease the overall sexual crime rate. The data were obtained from arrest records of two southern states. The purpose of the research was to determine whether “get tough” policy works on sexual offenses. Considering the fact that sexual offenses have been difficult to control, this research attempted to show the effect of the “tough on crime” policy and the future direction on sexual crimes.

Authors

• Tae Choo, University of North Georgia

• Jeffrey Klingfuss, Mississippi Attorney General Office