SOURCE
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
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Ian Graham Staff Editor 23rd March 2005 |
Do long prison sentences deter criminals or are they an indication of a severe crime problem? Colombia has the longest average prison sentence length, at 137 years. It also leads the world in kidnappings (total, per $ GDP and per capita), murders per capita, mortality due to assaults by explosive material(total and per capita), mortality due to assaults by other and unspecified firearm discharge per capita, and mortality due to assaults by sharp objects per capita. Colombia is second for murders with firearms (total and per capita) and third for total murders. It is also in the top five for mortality due to assault in 18 of the 22 recorded categories. |
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Andri 30th May 2005 |
How do you measure a life sentence? Estonia is 8-th with 55-year long sentences, although longest sentence in years given is about 20 years. Then there is the life sentence, but how do you measure it in years? |
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