No, it is not, or the prison system would be structured entirely differently. Courts do not have the power to affect that.
> E.G. You think someone is likely to reoffend so you lock them up longer. not because you think it will offer more rehabilitation, but because it incapacitates them for longer.
The reality is that this is unproductive when it comes to reducing crime.
> 3 strikes laws are a classic example of this. You dont give someone a 25 sentence because thats how long it takes to rehabilitate them. you do it because you think they are a serial offender you want to keep off the streets and they are unlikely to be rehabilitated
The reality is that this too is ineffective at reducing crime.
No, it is not, or the prison system would be structured entirely differently. Courts do not have the power to affect that.
> E.G. You think someone is likely to reoffend so you lock them up longer. not because you think it will offer more rehabilitation, but because it incapacitates them for longer.
The reality is that this is unproductive when it comes to reducing crime.
> 3 strikes laws are a classic example of this. You dont give someone a 25 sentence because thats how long it takes to rehabilitate them. you do it because you think they are a serial offender you want to keep off the streets and they are unlikely to be rehabilitated
The reality is that this too is ineffective at reducing crime.