马克·克雷曼的书内容详实、实用,该书运用目标干涉、社区监管、快速问责等理论为刑事法律政策与实务工作带来更多一致性和公信力。结合数个美国司法管辖区下就不同刑法条文内容所进行的实验,克雷曼先生认为量刑制度的设计与运用需要从重刑转向轻刑,即诸多18世纪理论家所指出的①,对于大多数罪犯而言,快速、肯定、一致的刑罚相比越来越漫长的监禁更能有效减少犯罪。 Mark Kreman’s book is informative and practical. The book uses such theories as goal intervention, community supervision and prompt accountability to bring more consistency and credibility to criminal law and policy work. Combined with experiments on different criminal law provisions in several U.S. jurisdictions, Mr. Kreleman believes that the design and application of the sentencing system needs to be shifted from severe to light, as many 18th-century theorists point out.1 For most In the case of offenders, fast, sure, consistent sentences are more effective in reducing crime than longer and longer sentences.