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Does sentencing children as adults actually deter other children from committing crimes?
by paulryanrogers 4mo ago
Does sentencing children as adults actually deter other children from committing crimes?
- warumdarum 4mo agoThe experimental data from Salvadore and now its neighbors says yes.
- bell-cot 4mo agoSome, somewhat, depending on circumstances. But that doesn't much matter - because deterring other children is not a major motivation for the "sentence 'em as adults!" crowd.
- chucksmash 4mo agoWhat if there is value to society in removing antisocial individuals from the social compact, whether others are deterred or not?
- paulryanrogers 4mo agoIsn't that what juvenile halls are for?
- bsder 4mo agoNo. For both children and adults, sentencing strictness only deters a SINGLE category of crime--white collar. Most other forms of crime, especially violent, are almost completely insensitive to the harshness of any possible punishment sentence. If a brain is sufficiently broken that it no longer has the limiter against harming another human being, prison sentences won't do anything to fix that.
- warumdarum 4mo agoNo true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador Turns out it works.
- bsder 4mo agoFlagged as AI Slop Bot. Wikipedia article makes no obvious mention of correlation between sentencing and deterrence. Linked article, in fact, demonstrates that alternative programs provided almost all the improvement.
- aaron695 4mo ago[dead]
- tormeh 4mo agoCriminal gangs specifically recruit legal minors because they are able to do things legal adults can't: Repeatedly and with impunity violate the law. Whether it's smuggling or assassinations, using legal minors make it all a lot less risky. Would it stop stupid kids from doing stupid kid stuff? No. Would it make minors less attractive to organized crime? Yes.