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Rehabilitation doesn’t work. The modern sociological study of crime and criminals began at the latest in the 70s. They’ve been looking for a reliably working me
by barry-cotter 3y ago
Rehabilitation doesn’t work. The modern sociological study of crime and criminals began at the latest in the 70s. They’ve been looking for a reliably working method of rehabilitation for 50 years and have nothing. Prisons works fine as incapacitation, keeping criminals warehoused until they age out of their prime criminal years but rehabilitation doesn’t work.
> Prisoner rehabilitation does not work, says former prisons boss
> Sir Martin Narey says focus should be on treating inmates with decency and dignity
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/29/prisoner-rehabilitation-does-not-work-says-former-prisons-boss https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/29/prisoner-reh...
> So far, prison inmate rehab isn’t working
> California’s prisons are supposed to be rehabilitating inmates, not merely warehousing them, but a new report from the state auditor says it’s not effectively reducing recidivism among those released from the system.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2019/02/so-far-prison-inmate-rehab-isnt-working/ https://calmatters.org/commentary/2019/02/so-far-prison-inma...
- jolux 3y agoCall it what you like. Treating people with dignity would be a good place to start.
- prmoustache 3y agoYou can do all the rehab you want but if nobody is willing to employ anyone with a big hole in his history, that can't end well.