Comments on: The Brits Have Totally Lost It on Crime Control http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/04/05/the-brits-have-totally-lost-it-on-crime-control/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:03:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/04/05/the-brits-have-totally-lost-it-on-crime-control/#comment-6606 TBlumer Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:25:27 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1796#comment-6606 #1, I'd say the expense reduction is short-term. The "recidivism" (i.e., repeat crimes) committed by those who get these wrist slaps would be expected to be extremely high. #1, I’d say the expense reduction is short-term. The “recidivism” (i.e., repeat crimes) committed by those who get these wrist slaps would be expected to be extremely high.

]]> By: JoeH http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/04/05/the-brits-have-totally-lost-it-on-crime-control/#comment-6604 JoeH Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:14:06 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1796#comment-6604 I have a friend in Canada who is a former Brit. I saw this article yesterday and pointed him to it. He had the following comment: The punishment situation harkens back to the days when the local bobby knew all the villains in his turf & knew if a clip behind the ear & a warning would keep a youngster on the straight & narrow. Fast forward through the archaic penal system where incarceration (hard time) for minor offences is the norm & recidivism rampant, to the Canadian model where they can get out after serving 1/3 of the sentence. My friends in the local constabulary tend to be frustrated by easy bail, lenient sentencing & early parole. The Brits in their usual pragmatic way have just taken all the expensive steps out of the Canadian model. I have a friend in Canada who is a former Brit. I saw this article yesterday and pointed him to it. He had the following comment:

The punishment situation harkens back to the days when the local bobby knew all the villains in his turf & knew if a clip behind the ear & a warning would keep a youngster on the straight & narrow. Fast forward through the archaic penal system where incarceration (hard time) for minor offences is the norm & recidivism rampant, to the Canadian model where they can get out after serving 1/3 of the sentence. My friends in the local constabulary tend to be frustrated by easy bail, lenient sentencing & early parole.

The Brits in their usual pragmatic way have just taken all the expensive steps out of the Canadian model.

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