Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-To-Zero Impact on Crime
Because incarceration is <i>penitentiary,</i> which means criminals are made to pay for their crimes - not to be <i>rehabilitated.</i> There other countries where incarceration works, for example Norway [1] - primary because they focus in rehabilitation. Incarceration is not the problem, the typical opinion of the purpose of incarceration is (justice through revenge).<p>Incarceration is 100% effective for what America wants it to achieve: penance.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.phys.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2016-08-norwegian-prisons-criminal.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.phys.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2016-08-norwegian-prisons-criminal.h...</a>