Or not as all the studies I've seen that look into it find no clear relation between harshness and deterrence, in fact it may even backfire and cause more probl

Or not as all the studies I've seen that look into it find no clear relation between harshness and deterrence, in fact it may even backfire and cause more problems. http://johnjay.jjay.cuny.edu/nrc/NAS_report_on_incarceration.pdf http://johnjay.jjay.cuny.edu/nrc/NAS_report_on_incarceration... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810025245.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810025245.h... What does work as deterrence is the risk of being caught. https://nij.gov/five-things/pages/deterrence.aspx https://nij.gov/five-things/pages/deterrence.aspx