Jeffreys Derangement Syndrome

Macaulay on Judge Jeffreys: The hatred which that bad man inspired had more affinity with humanity than with cruelty.

Macaulay’s history of the brutal, fanatical, and incompetent tyranny of James II is full of lessons for our time. For example, this remark about Judge Jeffreys has current application:

The hatred which that bad man inspired had more affinity with humanity than with cruelty.

Author: Mark Kleiman

Professor of Public Policy at the NYU Marron Institute for Urban Management and editor of the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. Teaches about the methods of policy analysis about drug abuse control and crime control policy, working out the implications of two principles: that swift and certain sanctions don't have to be severe to be effective, and that well-designed threats usually don't have to be carried out. Books: Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken) When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment (Princeton, 2009; named one of the "books of the year" by The Economist Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results (Basic, 1993) Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control (Greenwood, 1989) UCLA Homepage Curriculum Vitae Contact: Markarkleiman-at-gmail.com