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Then you’ve decreased the recidivism rate but have you decreased the crime rate? Does living in a society that cruel lead to unintended consequences? Perhaps
by sykh 8y ago
Then you’ve decreased the recidivism rate but have you decreased the crime rate? Does living in a society that cruel lead to unintended consequences? Perhaps such a society leads to an increase in callousness and desperation thereby increasing the crime rate. North Korea famously has harsh punishments for crimes but its overall incarceration rate does not seem to be decreasing.
- v_lisivka 8y agoPractice shows that yes, punishment decreases crime rate. Without punishments, North Korea will collapse in hours. Are these rules and punishments are good for people of North Korea? I don't think so. Will I obey law, when I will be in North Korea, even if I think that it is wrong? Of course.
- sykh 8y agoWithout punishment we get societal collapse. This is very different than saying increasing punishments, from their current form, would decrease crime. In other words, at the current level of punishment, what is the marginal effect of an increase in punishment on crime rates.