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Originally Posted by parmnion
I would like a better break down on the crimes committed and the figures for each crime.
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I don't have them or really time to look deeply into it right now, though I'm sure they can be found. Off the top of my head - reoffending rates for petty crime (theft, destruction of property etc.) is higher in juveniles than adults but serious violent crime (long sentences) is lower. Also
far lower where high standards of education / mental health treatment are offered compared to purely punitive incarceration, so much so that there are huge calls for an overhaul of the juvenile detention system to make it less punitive. The only argument against it, basically, is that it "leaves a bad taste in people's mouths" if it looks like offenders are "getting it too easy". Even though "making it harder" increases the risk of reoffending. People have a revenge mindset that just isn't helpful.