Agree. And there's lots of research to show this: https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=122570 https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstrac

Agree. And there's lots of research to show this: https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=122570 https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=1225... I have an idea, maybe totally crazy, but what if we forced the communities that sentence someone to bear the entire cost for incarcerating the individuals. This would force those communities to rethink where they are allocating money because they would not be able to afford to imprison so many people. Basically, lock 'em up and throw away the key wouldn't be an option. On top of that, it might encourage pushing money to the deeper root issues which is fair education opportunities for everyon, and sustainable living situations that allow children to thrive. Back to this article, no matter how awesome, I don't think VR can out perform real human interaction, but it might actually be better than the current situation. Edit: agree with the problem that this would punish the very community that needs more help. But, what I want to figure out is, what should be the method to discourage prison and encourage in-community rehabilitation? (Under the assumption that this is both more cost and rehab effective, and less disruptive to already stressed families)