This report summarizes findings from the Center for Court Innovation's survey of 1,500 counties, municipalities, and limited-jurisdiction district courts across the country about their use of mandated community service.
I don’t understand why we continue to jail people; it does not prevent them from committing crimes and may even increase the likelihood of reoffending.
Research Shows That Long Prison Sentences Don’t Actually Improve…
PRELUDE
I was thinking over the lines from the Declaration of Independence:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with c...
The UK is already considering alternatives, such as electronic monitoring.
Non-violent offenders should not be jailed. Let them participate in community service as a way to repay their debt to society.
A study in Argentina found that electronic monitoring was more effective in reducing reoffending rates compared to custodial sentences.
I don’t understand why we continue to jail people; it does not prevent them from committing crimes and may even increase the likelihood of reoffending.
We could also resort to the age-old tradition of exiling violent offenders.