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> Recidivism rates are lower when people spend less time in jail This one might just be confirmation bias as lesser sentences may be indicative of less violent
by koheripbal 6y ago
> Recidivism rates are lower when people spend less time in jail
This one might just be confirmation bias as lesser sentences may be indicative of less violent criminal behavior. Without knowing what they controlled for, it's hard to accept this one as evidence.
The others make sense.
- nobody9999 6y ago>> Recidivism rates are lower when people spend less time in jail >This one might just be confirmation bias as lesser sentences may be indicative of less violent criminal behavior. Without knowing what they controlled for, it's hard to accept this one as evidence. You are misunderstanding GP's point. The data shows that the less time people spend in pretrial detention (not jail/prison after conviction), the less likely they are to re-offend. And in many cases, folks arrested for really violent crimes aren't offered bail at all. If someone is arrested for a non-violent offense (petit theft for example) and bail is set at $1,000 and they can't get their hands on $1,000 (because they're poor which is why they're stealing, maybe?) they will rot in jail until the case is adjudicated. But a wealthy person arrested for beating his wife to death who can afford $50,000 bail can walk out the door and murder his girlfriend while awaiting trial. Bail just punishes the poor.