Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence rate vs. probation
Here is a presentation[1] of one of the maximum security prisons in Norway. If you treat people better you will have lower rates of reincarceration[2]. In essence, they are trying to create "good neighbors" out of the prisoners.And we are certainly not a homogeneous society that many use as an argument that this would not work elsewhere.In my city, Drammen, a bit outside of Oslo, about 1/3 of the population are not native Norwegians and there are over 100 nationalities here. My daughters school has over 30 nationalities. (And I don't think this is a bad thing)[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB037gVIpJc[2]http://www.businessinsider.com/why-norways-prison-system-is-...