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Originally Posted by pennywise121
1. more prisons does not equal less crime. the fact that there has been NO CHANGE in rates of crimes (violent/nonviolent street, or corporate) despite an ever increasing prison population should be a pretty damned good indication that prison is not a successful deterrent.
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I'm all for your suggestions... but this statement is wrong... The crime rate in the USA and Canada has dropped slowly but surely every year since 1994. The system is slowly changing, and that's what I attribute the drop to... pre 1994, restorative justice initiatives were unknown, during the late 90's and into the 21st century they are becoming more and more a part of our penal systems and judiciary.
Hopefully they will be further implemented and that will allow the crime rate to be slashed