>former criminals in their society, near their kids, etc. This is mostly a result of words. If someone who committed a crime 2 years ago and someone who commit

>former criminals in their society, near their kids, etc. This is mostly a result of words. If someone who committed a crime 2 years ago and someone who committed a crime 42 years ago are both "former criminals", people will avoid both of them. >How do you separate the ones who actually want to get back on track and live a normal life, and the ones that plan on committing more crimes as soon as they get out? Time is not perfect, but it is simple, effective and hard to cheat.