I fail to see how the vague "criminal behavior" root causes are tied with guns, or any use of weaponry. Those are just the tools used by criminals, not why they are criminals - at least not directly - that I can see.
As for the OP, I think that increasing incarceration duration doesn't adequately address crime. That is based on the assumption on the effect of deterrence, not on a solution.
If the correlation between crime and and people in poverty is a constant ratio, wouldn't a decrease in poverty, however that is achieved, also mean a decrease in crime?
I think crime is a symptom of a sociological sort of problem, and using various instances of deterrence is, at best, merely a reaction to the prevalence of crime. I realize this is a rather reductive take, as it doesn't say how to lessen crime (just giving people money, for instance, isn't really addressing poverty because it doesn't solve it, but just, maybe, postponing its effects).
In any case, the casual distribution of guns and the culture surrounding guns, makes me think Americans are on their proverbial toes amongst strangers.
As for the OP, I think that increasing incarceration duration doesn't adequately address crime. That is based on the assumption on the effect of deterrence, not on a solution.
If the correlation between crime and and people in poverty is a constant ratio, wouldn't a decrease in poverty, however that is achieved, also mean a decrease in crime?
I think crime is a symptom of a sociological sort of problem, and using various instances of deterrence is, at best, merely a reaction to the prevalence of crime. I realize this is a rather reductive take, as it doesn't say how to lessen crime (just giving people money, for instance, isn't really addressing poverty because it doesn't solve it, but just, maybe, postponing its effects).
In any case, the casual distribution of guns and the culture surrounding guns, makes me think Americans are on their proverbial toes amongst strangers.
