Comment by direwolf20
7 hours ago
So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?
7 hours ago
So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?
> that makes them more likely to do crime in the future
Yes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.
> so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?
No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence.