“…In other words, the swifter the sentence, the stronger the association in the mind of the offender between the offense and its consequences. Classic psychological studies involving laboratory experiments with human and animal subjects have upheld this theory, showing that punishment was significantly more effective at changing behavior when delivered immediately, as compared with when it was delayed (Aronfreed & Reber, 1965; Banks & Vogel-Sprott, 1965; Deluty, 1978; Hare, 1965; Miller, Reid, & Porter, 1967; Pisacreta & Paul, 1982; Vogel-Sprott, 1967).…”