Experts agree it’s the fear of being caught that deters crime, and not the severity and length of the punishment. Yet, judges continue to defy logic by imposing sentences on the faulty premise that this is what works to deter crime. Take the case of United States v. Kimble, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 237529 (S.D. […]
By Dale Chappell United States v. Singletary, 984 F.3d 341 (4th Cir. 2021) A sex offender is handed numerous “special conditions” as part of supervised release, in addition to the “standard” conditions that apply to every offense. This includes residency restrictions, mandatory sex offender counseling, and lots of other burdens that could land that person […]
LONG CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SENTENCES JUST DON’T WORK By Dale Chappell, Author of Worse Than a Murderer: Doing Time as a Sex Offender Did you know that long prison sentences don’t deter crime? Researchers found that threatening people with long prison sentences does very little to deter them from committing a crime. And a National Institute […]
Why Child Pornography Sentences are Harsh By Dale Chappell, the Zen Law Guy Sentences for child pornography offenses in the federal courts have skyrocketed over the last decade. While child pornography offenses are not “victimless” crimes, the punishment hardly fits the crime anymore. Even the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) says the sentences are too much! […]
Note: This post is adapted from a story I wrote for Criminal Legal News Magazine (criminallegalnews.org). Please contact them for permission to use any part of this story. Thanks — Dale Chappell, the Zen Law Guy Sentencing Commission Creates New Sentencing Tool for Judges By Dale Chappell The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) recently created a […]
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