Excerpt:
“The research evidence does not support institutionalizing the death penalty or lowering the age of criminal responsibility. They do not reduce crime. They do more harm than good. So why are policymakers proposing these changes to existing legislation? Why vote in support of capital punishment or driving down the age of criminal responsibility to 12—and even to 9? Why advocate bad policies despite the overwhelming evidence?”
Link: http://opinion.inquirer.net/101011/bad-policies-good-politics
Dr. del Castillo del Castillo is a professor of psychology, public health (Dept. of Health Policy & Administration, CPH), and public policy at UP Manila and UP Diliman. According to Dr. Emer Faraon, he is UPM’s second Balik-Scientist.
