From: System Prompt 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: UK Population
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:24:44 GMT

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:28:22 +0100, "Fred"
 wrote:

>
>"System Prompt"  wrote in message
>news:48odhvcpj6hvbg5b193e0jdda9rir56cql@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:11:51 +0100,
>> burden the Dole roles or the Jail populations.   Having a large Jail
>> population does nothing but help politicians look tough on crime.
>>
>
>But it may help lower crime figures.  There does seem a good correlation
>with a higher prison population and lowering crime levels.
>
I am not sure of the European statistics but based on the States and
Canadian results it seems that more jails breed better criminals.
Personally I think there is a certain percentage of the population
that will always need instituational "care" and if we can provide them
a facility that is not a jail it might not only be cheaper but safer
and more humane.  (just a thought).

Stephen.

PS Didn't  the British export all it's criminals to Austrialia and
execute the remaining one's in the 17/1800's  ;-)    all in fun.