There is so much more to this experiment than drunk driving!
It shows that modest, swift, carefully metered punishment is a lot more effective than the more traditional slow, but heavy punishment.
This is a big deal, because it shows a promising path to dramatically reduce the US prison population. Don't mind the drunk driving, think about all of the crimes out there, and all of the people who got a hammer dropped on them.
It shows that modest, swift, carefully metered punishment is a lot more effective than the more traditional slow, but heavy punishment.
This is a big deal, because it shows a promising path to dramatically reduce the US prison population. Don't mind the drunk driving, think about all of the crimes out there, and all of the people who got a hammer dropped on them.