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> imprisonment modestly reduced the probability of violence if comparisons included the effects of incapacitation during imprisonment. I'd have to read the art
by saulrh 7y ago
> imprisonment modestly reduced the probability of violence if comparisons included the effects of incapacitation during imprisonment.
I'd have to read the article to confirm, but at first glance that reads like it might be "Prison damages people so much that that are physically incapable of violence." That's... not exactly a stunning endorsement of the system.
- marcosdumay 7y agoThat means that people in jail can't go and kill random people at street, so those people commit less violence.
- SolaceQuantum 7y agoI believe the reading of “incorporating incapacitation” means that jail makes people physically sicker and injured. The act of jailing someone is commuting violence to them, in the same way that reoffense rates go to zero for all criminals who are punished via death penalty.
- slapshot 7y agoIn academic literature about criminal law, "incapacitation" has the very specific meaning that somebody who is in jail is not able to commit crimes on the street. It has nothing to do with their health (even if they may suffer a health impact).