In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances

Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances by vidarh on Sunday May 31, 2015 @05:07PM (#9635549)

> They are masters of deception and will cheat and lie in order to be released prematurely. I really hope the Scandinavians have thought of this.

The low re-offending rates speaks for themselves: Most people who commit a crime do not re-offend if they're treated properly. Most of them are ordinary people that made a mistake, not psychopaths.

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Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances by MrBuddyCasino on Sunday May 31, 2015 @05:35PM (#9635651)

I don't doubt that, and I vastly prefer the scandinavian prison system over the US one. I simply meant to illustrate that there are cases where it might backfire.

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Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances by qw on Sunday May 31, 2015 @07:10PM (#9635967)

There are some cases probably, but if the total number of crimes go down it pays off in the end. The damage done to a victim is the same no matter who does the crime.

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