Researchers: Harsher penalties may in fact be effective — but perhaps not for the reasons journalists had in mind
Written by Lars Højsgaard Andersen, Mikkel Mertz and Line Hjorth Andersen.
This content is only available in Danish (“Forskere: Hårdere straffe kan faktisk virke. Men måske ikke af den årsag, som journalisterne tænkte på”).
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