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Is it really true that in places with longer jail sentences (specifically, tile spent in prison) and/or higher prison populations as a share of general populati
by RugnirViking 3mo ago
Is it really true that in places with longer jail sentences (specifically, tile spent in prison) and/or higher prison populations as a share of general population that there is less crime?
- tcmart14 3mo agoJust to throw my two cents in. We could look at Singapore which does have harsher sentencing and low crime rates. However, there is a bit of caveat. Singapore has its red light districts where law enforcement sorta turns a blind eye. Its more of a, "so long as you keep your bullshit there, be classy about it and don't let it spill out, we will just conveniently ignore it."
- inigyou 3mo agoAmerica has the most people in prison (both absolute and per capita) and also some of the highest crime rates, so it seems the correlation is the opposite.