Kids today are already taking advantage of the youth justice systems. Kids are getting into more trouble when we try to rehabilitate them. Stricter punishments will help to make sure that kids know what they did is wrong. read more
By and large strict punishment is not a major deterrent to crime, and has at times been shown to make crimes more severe. For example, if the sentence for drug trafficking is death, then drug traffickers are much more likely to kill, rob, and act indiscriminately. read more