Comments on: What’s on your mind? http://apublicdefender.com/2008/03/07/whats-on-your-mind/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2008/03/07/whats-on-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-17986 Gideon Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:42:09 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2008/03/07/whats-on-your-mind/#comment-17986 I think it's a chicken or egg thing. Are we becoming more violent as a society and thus need to be locked up more or is it because we are being locked up more that we are becoming more violent? I don't think "soft on crime" and "tough on crime" work. What works is being "smart on crime". Recognizing those that can be rehabilitated and providing the tools to do so. Recognizing the ones that can't and finding appropriate punishment (and trying anyway). I think it’s a chicken or egg thing. Are we becoming more violent as a society and thus need to be locked up more or is it because we are being locked up more that we are becoming more violent?

I don’t think “soft on crime” and “tough on crime” work. What works is being “smart on crime”. Recognizing those that can be rehabilitated and providing the tools to do so. Recognizing the ones that can’t and finding appropriate punishment (and trying anyway).

]]> By: Anton http://apublicdefender.com/2008/03/07/whats-on-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-17985 Anton Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:32:18 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2008/03/07/whats-on-your-mind/#comment-17985 This post provides an informative counterpoint to the Pew report on the US prison population. See: http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/2008/03/crime_and_prison_1.html This post provides an informative counterpoint to the Pew report on the US prison population.

See: http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/2008/03/crime_and_prison_1.html

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