Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances
by andreyf on Sunday May 31, 2015 @02:38PM
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Could it be a prisoner's dilemma of sorts between states? If one state introduces prisons along the lines of those described in the article, then criminals will flock to that state because it'll be known as the one that has nice prisons.
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If criminals picked jurisdictions based on criminal justice systems, presumably there would have been pretty much no crime in places like Maricopa County, Arizona under "Sherrif Joe", but as it happens criminals rarely appear to weigh the impact of getting caught very much.
Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances
by andreyf on Monday June 01, 2015 @01:26PM
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I'm not saying all criminals do, but enough might, especially if there is a drastic difference in punishment / rehabilitation.
Consider the opposing stick argument instead of the carrot; from what I've heard TX and LA and MS and AZ are no fun at all, yet that seems to have little impact on the figures.
Do you actually, like, really believe that?! That’s absurd.
I mean, ok, as a political idea that can be powerful but I don’t see it having anything at all to do with the truth. It’s just absurd …