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Michael E. Smith

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Alternative Forms of Punishment and Supervision for Convicted Offenders

This 1982 article argues that the criminal justice system has no credible capacity to punish or incapacitate offenders except by imprisoning them, and that a substantial amount of jailing results not from judicial preference for imprisonment, but from the perception of judges and prosecutors that incarceration is the only way to insure that the off ...

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Michael E. Smith

January 31, 1982

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Felony Case Preparation Project

Executive Summary and Introduction

This is a c.1982 interim research report by Vera on an effort by the New York City Police Department to address a perceived shortfall in the indictment, conviction, and incarceration rates in felony arrest cases. In this experiment, in collaboration with the Bronx District Attorney's Office, immediate post-arrest investigations of felony arrests we ...

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Michael E. Smith

December 31, 1981

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Felony Case Preparation Project

Executive Summary and Introduction

This is a c.1982 interim research report by Vera on an effort by the New York City Police Department to address a perceived shortfall in the indictment, conviction, and incarceration rates in felony arrest cases. In this experiment, in collaboration with the Bronx District Attorney's Office, immediate post-arrest investigations of felony arrests we ...

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Michael E. Smith

December 31, 1981

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Statement of Michael Smith Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee of the Judiciary and Employment Opportunities

This 1981 statement explores the question of whether employment is an antidote for crime, discusses the complexity of the issue, and the varying effectiveness of different employment strategies in discouraging criminal behavior.

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Michael E. Smith

September 30, 1981

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Testimony of Michael E. Smith Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency

This 1978 testimony discusses the need for programs and for program-related research targeting serious juvenile delinquents. It also discusses the unpopularity of this issue and the lack of funding available for this kind of work. It concludes that work in this field is underfinanced because of the daunting practical and political difficulties cert ...

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