[perspectiveless]

If going to jail where you can get raped, beaten and killed does not work as a deterrent why would something less severe work as a deterrent?

Sometimes I think trying to solve the root cause of crime would be more effective than increasing the punishments.

[jack-r-abbit]

Good point. Although not everyone ends up in the rapin', beatin' and killin' jails.

[Daniel_Newby]

Twin adoption studies show that many influences on criminality are set at conception. Two of the biggies are intellect (IQ) and impulsivity/distractibility (ADHD).