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Re:Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence... by laretluval on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @09:47AM (#15441709)
> This is just how the human mind works - if you don't follow an unlawful action by a negative experience, they will never learn to change.

Not only a property of the human mind: if there are no negative consequences then they have no rational reason to change their behavior.

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