17-05-17, 11:26 PM
Quote:They are in the prison costing us a shed full of money it would cost next to nothing more to have a rehab programme
I think that’s the problem. Rehabilitation programs whilst they may not cost a fortune, well they ain’t exactly cheap either. They add to costs in the short term, but enable massive savings in the long term.
Quote:Sometimes showing someone a little kindness and interest produces results for the better, not always I'm sure, but sometimes it will.
Personally I’m not sure I give a flying fuck about certain criminal types. Frankly if short, sharp, shock borstals or long term harsh heavy labour camps worked and turned out well balanced, socially minded individuals determined to make their way in society and never to reoffend, well hey that would be fine by me. It sure sounds satisfying.
But, sadly, the reality is such policy has been proven to fail, and worse still, interestingly enough, has a habit of attracting sadistic individuals as employees. Such facilities have been proven to turn out large numbers of 5 star total nutters. Whatever goes in comes out five times more fucked up.
On the other hand, educational rehabilitation centres that force criminals to face up to and take responsibility for their actions are proven to turn out large numbers of reformed decent individuals determined to become valued members of society.
My interest is simple, it’s only in being able to live in a civilised society, not having to worry too much about being done over, have my house broken into, or having large chunks of my tax cash wasted on dumb boot camps that are proven not to work.