>Isn't enforcement of laws how we're supposed to make people not break the law? It is the method of last resort, really. Ideally, people have enough success in

>Isn't enforcement of laws how we're supposed to make people not break the law? It is the method of last resort, really. Ideally, people have enough success in their life that they do not have to resort to crime. If that fails we have some other protections: we lock our doors, etc. Lastly, if people still commit crime we try to prosecute them