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Omnibus crime bill misses the mark
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Nov 17 2011
… we can make our justice system more efficient and cost effective with smart rehabilitation programs. In many cases, people do criminal things because they are desperate. Desperate for money to get out of poverty… Putting these criminals in jail for long sentences, while in the short term making us feel safer, leads to worse outcomes. Texas and other jurisdictions are telling us this scheme doesn’t work; the Canadian Bar Association says this plan will worsen the justice system.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, standard of living
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