Comment by cpill

3 years ago

No, they can't.

> _Most_ violent criminals will commit another crime after release

But are _most_ criminals violent? I would guess not. We were talking about "many of them from reoffending" not a small subsection. If it is the case that "many of them from reoffending" then this condtrdicts the other premis.

> Punishments absolutely have a deterrent effect.

There is also no eveidence that "it could still be effective at deterring youths" which seems to be socio-political and not based on age bracket.

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cpill

defrost 3 years ago

You're replying to a six day old comment about the entire US prison system which is flawed on many many levels.

For future reference a good line of exploration is:

    Denmark's recidivism rate is about 27 percent, roughly half the rate of the U.S., which ranges from 49 percent to 80 percent depending on the crime.

which raises many questions; how does this vary by country and what are the reasons?

The US prison system has a big issue with not being a simple punishment for a crime, it's very much a destruction of a persons life for the accusation of crime, once marked as a "former convict" a person in the US has difficulty regaining employment which leads to few options otherthan more crime.