| HappySqurriel said:
Now, one thing most countries should embrace that would (potentially) reduce a lot of crime would be to give any criminals (where drug use was a major factor in their crimes) a sentence to a 6 month or 1 year rehab facility, and if they are a first time offender who has committed very minor crimes an "Automatic" pardon if they complete their treatment and stay clean and sober for 12 months after leaving the treatment facility. The hope of this would be that the number of drug addicts who use crime to pay for their addiction would decrease over time, crime rates would reduce, and the costs associated with running the treatment facility would easily be covered by the reduction in the cost of running prisons. |
Part of the penal system isn't in punishment but negative reinforcement. Reducing the perceived penalty like this also reduces the negative reinforcement. The result would be that you would get to the same place (sentence length) but with more crimes committed as the fear of punishment wouldn't be as strong.
Good idea otherwise though.
