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The New Science of Sentencing
- coldcode 11y agoHard to imagine this is science. If we want to ensure the guilty do not repeat, wouldn't killing them immediately not guarantee a recidivism rate of 0%? Unless you believe in reincarnation or ghosts at least it has a real mathematical basis.
- sombremesa 11y agoIt may be subjective, but I don't think recidivism rate is so important that you would kill people who may not reoffend, or really might not be guilty in the first place. Personally I would prefer that at least in the case of non-violent crimes, it is better to parole almost everyone to reduce the suffering of innocents. I also found the following quote weird because the article states people are worse at predictions and more biased than statistics: > “You mean to tell me they’re using statistics to determine what’s going to happen to me?” he asked. “That ain’t right.”
- baseballmerpeak 11y agoI thought Minority Report was just a movie...
- hosh 11y agoI wonder if those statistical models will also include how time spent within the prison increases recidivism.