I've mentioned this several times on FR, it fits on this discussion.
A few years ago I served on a grand jury for three months, once a week. Heard a lot and learned a lot. At our last meeting, the head DA for the county (a western rural red county in a blue state) and I were talking after everyone else had left. I thanked him for the opportunity to serve and told him how much I had learned. He was retiring, and I wished him a happy retirement. I also mentioned that it seemed as though the crime problems would not change unless public caning were instituted, as in Singapore.
He agreed, in perfect seriousness, that public caning was the only solution, but the public won't go for it.
Public pain and public shame would change peoples' behavior, whereas incarceration makes most people worse. It would save taxpayers an incredible amount of money, and wouldn't take years away from people - their punishment would be over very quickly and they could get another chance to act like a human being.
And wannabees would have a chance to do some deep thinking about their future.
Unless and until public corporal punishment is instituted, and proper use of the death penalty as well, we're going to see nothing but an increase of all manner of crimes, with honest citizenry more and more cowering in gated communities, windows barred, afraid to go for walks at night or use parks, or allow their children out of their sight.
Thanks for that info, and I agree.