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It's not particularly spicy, but it has absolutely no evidence to support its effectiveness, either as a deterrent or as rehabiliitation. In fact plenty of his

It's not particularly spicy, but it has absolutely no evidence to support its effectiveness, either as a deterrent or as rehabiliitation. In fact plenty of historical evidence suggests it not only doesn't work, it makes reoffending more likely. There's no space for "Well, obviously..." in prison management. Effects are often not obvious at all. This is fine if you really want revenge porn, but not so much if you want a saner and less criminal culture.

scythe 5y ago
>It's not particularly spicy, but it has absolutely no evidence to support its effectiveness, either as a deterrent or as rehabiliitation. A strong claim. A few minutes of searching found no strong evidence for or against its effectiveness, or that is superior or inferior to incarceration. Much more seems to have been written about the morality and public opinion of the practice (e.g. [1, 2]). It is known that corporal punishment of children causes developmental harms, but this does not extend naturally to adults. 1: https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC85246 https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC85246 2: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2722140 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2722140