klg20Punishment, although often thought of as a simple thing, is actually very complex. Rios shows this when he discusses the panopticon in relation to these boys. The boys are given no breathing room and are almost over-policed and over-watched that nothing is working. It would appear that too much punishment does no good at all but instead reinforces the bad. Where is the line drawn? Do the police even care that their punishments aren't working? #so345
nocturnal_kebab_@klg20 I think that punishment itself is the main problem when it comes to trying to reduce crime. People need to want to change and punishment tends to make people resistant to that. Rehabilitative justice that helps pull people out of situations where they commit crime and also helps them understand the effects it has on their community would probably work better. I don't think the police take into account the system that much. They probably just do their job and don't overthink it.