I’m certainly wrong here but my understanding is that any crime happens because of two main factors: 1. Someone is not thinking straight. It could be from an i

I’m certainly wrong here but my understanding is that any crime happens because of two main factors: 1. Someone is not thinking straight. It could be from an ill, a temporary loss of judgement and other related causes. Technology could aid in identifying these scenarios and trying to prevent such occurrences by treating the disease. 2. People think they can get away with it. Or, in other words, the risk of getting caught is smaller when compared to the benefit of the crime. In that case technology could be used to avoid that people get away with crimes, thus making it high risk to choose that option. But still, even when the majority of crimes are punished (and they are not) there will still be some crime because there are people who think that getting something that they don’t have is worth more than capital punishment. I was born in Brazil where only 2% of murders are solved. Crime is not bigger than it is right now because people, to some extent, are inherently good. There is no expectation of punishment there.