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Originally Posted by james t kirk
I am all for paying attention to the "root causes" of unacceptable behavior, however, I don't think it will do much good in turning those who have already fallen into crime as a lifestyle. (I do believe it can do good in PREVENTING a kid from choosing crime as a way of life, but I don't believe that it can change someone who is already there. You might turn the odd guy around, but the vast majority of criminals will not cease their behavior if the city funds a few more social programs.
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I disagree. The vast majority of criminals are, for all intents and purposes, "normal" people. The problem is that in certain situations, with certain causal factors affecting the behaviour of a person, a large proportion of people would have a tendancy to commit crime. Social programs are not necessarily the answer. Once the major causes are slowly drawn out (and they will never be completely uncovered), the whole of society must shift in order to alter or remove these factors. Anything else that is done is simply putting a bandaid on a bullet wound.