New disrespect for Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics coauthor, economist, & part of this repulsive pro-prison nonprofit: http://www.cjlf.org/about/about.htm
@yashalevine No I hadn't. It's like Levitt was dreamed up by the Mass Incarceration = Neoliberal social policy school-of-thought. Yuk.
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@ChMadar@yashalevine wish I had a cite but AIUI the data actually shows harshly punitive measures useless at best, for reducing crime. > -
@ChMadar@yashalevine < meaning if CJLF is citing the research I'm thinking of, the cite is weasely bordering on misrepresesentation -
@schakalsynthetc@yashalevine "I find that accusation very hard to believe!!!!" (Haha, just kidding of course.) -
@ChMadar@yashalevine ha, that's an old standby for a reason, too. "Not that its *accuracy* is in doubt, just, I find it ...hard to believe"
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