While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem. It is actually short of people to lock up. In the past few years 19 prisons have closed down and more are slated for closure next year. How has this happened - and why do some people think it's a problem?
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"In the Dutch service we look at the individual," says Van der Spoel."If somebody has a drug problem we treat their addiction, if they are aggressive we provide anger management, if they have got money problems we give them debt counselling. So we try to remove whatever it was that caused the crime. The inmate himself or herself must be willing to change but our method has been very effective. Over the last 10 years, our work has improved more and more."
He adds that some persistent offenders - known in the trade as "revolving-door criminals" - are eventually given two-year sentences and tailor-made rehabilitation programmes. Fewer than 10% then return to prison after their release. In England and Wales, and in the United States, roughly half of those serving short sentences reoffend within two years, and the figure is often higher for young adults.
(Score: 1) by moondoctor on Sunday November 13 2016, @03:18AM
> The level of trust in the mass media has been declining toward the basement with Congresscritters
WTF does that even mean. Stop with the nonsense and speak fucking English, motherfucker. This is not a game. If you can't be honest with yourself, how can I expect to have dialogue with you?
> They are not journalists
The BBC world service aren't journalists? Fuck your insipid wilful ignorance. You compare them to the New York Times? Seriously? You obviously are very out of touch with how 'media' works.
Go listen to Lise Doucet and 'from our own correspondent' with an open mind and you will be amazed at what you hear.
(Did I say open mind? silly me... I guess I'm relatively alone in looking at both sides. Fox news does have valid contributions, and the NYT is fucked if you are to ask)
Troll or retard, hard to say...