It’s not hard to join the dots between fewer prisoners and less crime.
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The Labour, Green and Māori Parties all want fewer prisoners which is a worthy aim, but only if that happens because there are fewer criminals.
Bill English was right about prisons being a moral and fiscal failure, but unless, and until, there is more effective crime prevention, less crime and a better alternative to jailing criminals, prisons are a necessary evil.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
Bill English was right about prisons being a moral and fiscal failure, but unless, and until, there is more effective crime prevention, less crime and a better alternative to jailing criminals, prisons are a necessary evil.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
2 comments:
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What a shame !
>"Crime rates have decreased and prisoner numbers have increased ... It’s not hard to join the dots between fewer prisoners and less crime."
These statements contradict one another, don't they? The first says: less crime, more prisoners; the second says fewer prisoners, less crime i.e. direct proportionality versus inverse proportionality.
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