Originally posted by whodeyI'm not sure it shows that. And (I've not read it fully) I'm not sure it's about recidivism (i.e. the same person coming out of prison and commiting further crime) rather than simply the supposed effect of longer prison sentences on certain types of crime (i.e. the deterrence effect).
I was merely attemting to show that increased sentences decrease criminal activity. That is why I used the article.