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If people have nothing to lose they can endure punishments without changing their behavior

Police stations could scan and test everyone who gets admitted to see if they have sociopathic traits

As a society we need to be able set the severity of punishments based on how important it is to deter certain behaviors

It’s a societal parameter of how much resources we want to spend on rehabilitation, which has financial and risk tolerance aspects

It’s hard to determine how good the system is at accurately evaluating which people can be rehabilitated and which can’t

It would be possible to track or imprison every psychopath, but that’s a social parameter in terms of valuing presumption of innocence and societal safety

If crime become normalized it becomes impossible to keep track and solve all crimes

There is a sense of safety from knowing that criminals will be punished if they commit crimes

There could be a rule that would require a certain percentage of justice system budget be used on rehabilitation efforts

Ensuring access to essential services is one way to avoid crimes that are committed in desperation

It’s been shown that psychopaths have differences in their brain structure

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Rehabilitation and Punishment for Serious Crimes

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