(09-01-2010, 08:25 PM)kandrathe Wrote: But, consider that overall, crime rates are dropping across the board, but arrests and incarceration is increasing. Meaning... We are criminalizing more and more in our society.
I think I agree with you, especially about drugs. But to play devil's advocate... if "tough on crime" worked, then obviously, you would see two trends: lower crime, and more people arrested and jailed. You wouldn't have to criminalize new things, just enforce the law more rigorously, and punish more harshly.
-Jester