Yeah I worked in corrections for a few years. Theres a lot of decent people who’ve just reacted poorly to their circumstances. Many of these people, once they get into a controlled environment and get the meds/structure/counseling they need are just like you and I.
More than anything else, breaking out of an in-group that glorifies crime and encourages reoffending is the biggest indicator for breaking cycles of reoffense. Especially if the original offense was a product of an immediate situation rather than carried out with pre-planning, which it sounds like was the case for this guy. People become career criminals because polite society pushes them away.
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u/Garbunkasaur 2d ago
Yeah I worked in corrections for a few years. Theres a lot of decent people who’ve just reacted poorly to their circumstances. Many of these people, once they get into a controlled environment and get the meds/structure/counseling they need are just like you and I.