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I could see it. It seems to me that, at least when talking about crimes that harm others, criminality isn’t curable; the kind of person who cause others harm i
by infotainment 3y ago
I could see it.
It seems to me that, at least when talking about crimes that harm others, criminality isn’t curable; the kind of person who cause others harm isn’t just going to stop because someone told them “no” or gave some kind of punishment.
- userbinator 3y agoHence incarceration.
- infotainment 3y agoSure, but then what? You let someone out after N years and that person goes on to commit more crimes.
- userbinator 3y agoCapital punishment is reserved for the most severe crimes.
- infotainment 3y agoBut why? Is there a strong reason for that?
- AnarchismIsCool 3y agoThat's not how any of this works. Criminals generally have poor executive function but plenty of non criminals also do as well. The strongest predictors are situational, and we do everything we can to ensure they can't escape those situations by branding them for life with a criminal record and providing little to no opportunity for improvement.
- romeros 3y agoSympathetic Public == Lax Pro Criminal Laws == Catch and Release == No consequence for Criminals == Repeat Offenders == More Victims If you commit crime you do the time. After getting released if you commit crime you should do exponentially more time.
- infotainment 3y agoI’d argue that once those situational factors have created a criminal, it’s an irreversible process — you have someone who has been irrevocably transformed into a problem. To reduce crime those situational factors need to be fixed before the criminal is created.