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Does prison work?
For a certain cohort of prisoner i.e prolific burglar,should we ignore the issues of why they commit crime or intervene and challenge?
I categorise offenders as Bad / Mad and Sad and the burglars usually fall into the Sad category.To ignore their issues and send them back onto the streets as they came in,is failing society and a backward step.
To engage with them ,deal with the issues and send them out work ready is hugely beneficial to all parties.
Reduce reoffending
Reduce number of victims
Reduce cost to taxpayer
Create a worthwhile being who could pass this on to future generations,rather than the alternative of becoming a career criminal impacting on our society in a negative way..
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Frans Kellner 100+
If we want a society without crime we need a healthy society and the way to get there is to look after those children that grow up under violent or other bad conditions.
If all the money spent on prisons was invested in prevention crime would be almost banished within two generations.
The rate of crime you could see as a sign by wich you can measure the injustice of any society.
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Colleen Steen 500+
You always manage to simply, insightfully take us to the "bottom of the barrel", so to speak. You are ABSOLUTELY right...you have hit the nail on the head!!! The prison system, as it is, does indeed work to keep society from thinking too much about the underlying challenges.
YES...with the "illusion" that justice was done, we (humans) move through our daily lives, thinking the probelm is solved.
One thing that motivated me to volunteer with corrections was the fact that I volunteered at the woman/children's shelter and the family center for a couple years. We were seeing the same people time and time again. The abusers spent some time in jail, came back to their home and behaved the same way time and time again. I decided to volunteer working with abusers. When working with SRS (oversees children in state custody) we were seeing the same kids, from the same families who often had members in the shelters and in jail!
You are absolutely right Frans, we need a healthy society, and that does not happen by continually sending people through the systems that are OBVIOUSLY not working for anyone!!!
I totally agree...we need to somehow, take care of children at risk, while continuing to improve other systems that are not working for the majority of people.
Frans Kellner 100+
Civilazation has yet to come but there's hope and we may trust it will come when like you more people radiate some love into the world.
From that it all starts or fails.
If youngsters weren't hurt but loved everywhere as they deserve to be, society would be much more easy develop into a cooperative, peaceful community.
Colleen Steen 500+
The positive thing, is that we are now talking about how the system does not work (except to provide the illusion of problem solved!).
Change starts with awareness, and if we are not part of the solution, we are part of the problem. Ever hear that before Frans? Another one of my life mantras!!! LOL:>)
I appreciate you...thanks for being you and sharing the gift with us:>)