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You can assign the death penalty to every offense above stealing and it won't make a difference, the vast majority of actual criminals don't know or don't care
by FussyZeus 10y ago
You can assign the death penalty to every offense above stealing and it won't make a difference, the vast majority of actual criminals don't know or don't care and the vast majority of defendants (in the US anyway) don't know or didn't even think they committed a crime.
- joefkelley 10y agoDo you happen to have a source for those stats? Not that I'm doubting you - I often make similar claims - but it would be nice to be able to back it up.
- thescriptkiddie 10y agoYou're probably going to get a lot of flack for making a claim that (in America at least) goes against common opinion without backing it up with any sources. Here are a few. http://nij.gov/five-things/pages/deterrence.aspx http://nij.gov/five-things/pages/deterrence.aspx http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/06/05/when-to-punish-a-young-offender-and-when-to-rehabilitate/prison-is-a-poor-deterrent-and-a-dangerous-punishment http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/06/05/when-to-puni... http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/2007/01/the_irrational_18yearold_criminal.html http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/20... http://www.businessinsider.com/report-says-long-sentences-dont-deter-crime-2014-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/report-says-long-sentences-do...
- tonyarkles 10y agoThis is a pretty dark thought, but... While that may not have much of an effect on first-time crimes, it'll definitely have an effect on recidivism rates :)