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ProgContra |
03.07.2006 15:21
| Analysis
| Culture
| Social Struggles
Where are the fresh thinking and innovative ideas on crime and punishment? All of the political parties are making big plays on crime at the moment, but for the most part it's just posturing.
It's time to start tackling the overly macho sub-culture among young men. If prison is just another status sumbol, and a great place to pick up on criminal technique then it's time society started looking at more innovative solutions.
As a way to start the ball rolling here are four proposals on concrete measures we can take:
http://progcontra.blogspot.com/2006/07/crime-and-punisment-part-1.html
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