> _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.
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.
> _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.