Talk:Sentencing reform

Scope and title of this article
@BD2412: I wonder if calling this article "Sentencing reform" and then confining the scope of the article to just "Sentencing reform in the United States" is really a good idea. The issues with the United States criminal justice system are specific to the United States, so this should probably be a country specific article, with a country specific title, not a global one. The issues are different in other countries. So, I feel like I want to tag the article as needing a Global perspective. But if the article is going to be confined to issues found in the United States, perhaps it is better to rename the article. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 11:11, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Renaming the article would imply that we have material from which to make a more global "sentencing reform" article. I sentencing reform an issue in other countries to the extent that such an article can be written? BD2412  T 14:18, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * @BD2412: We do, and there are articles about, for example: Sentencing disparity, Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010, as well as Sentencing in England and Wales, Criminal sentencing in Canada and Criminal sentencing in the United States. The overall topic of "[criminal] sentencing reform" is a global one, but probably not so obvious for other countries, with the history of the topic probably going back to the 19th century, if not earlier. Topics covered might include the abolition of hard labour, abolition of the death penalty, the rise in home detention, downsizing of the prison population, alternatives to conviction - such as referrals to counselling services or clinics. Many of these reforms are jurisdiction specific and often may not be obvious to outside observers on a global scale.
 * What I am wondering about is do you intend this to be a global overview article about sentencing reform worldwide, or are you intending to confine yourself to having an article that is a subset of Criminal sentencing in the United States? If it is the former, then it should be tagged as needing a global perspective. But if it is the latter, it probably needs to be moved to a different name that more precisely articulates the specific topic. At this stage, I see this as a topic that should be covered in brief by the article about Criminal sentencing in the United States and this is a sub-article. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 19:33, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Any editor is welcome to expand and globalize this article, which would probably be the best result. BD2412  T 20:18, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * @BD2412: Thanks for the indication on where this article fits in the wider scheme of things. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 20:52, 9 February 2024 (UTC)