We should be taking a hard look at the practices of the prosecutors and judges. If somebody is arrested for something substantial multiple, then the prosecutor should be obligated to not offer a plea bargain, but instead go for maximum penalty.
It might do some good to publicize some statistics on prosecutors relating to how many times a "customer" is re-arrested after plea bargain, and on judges who give skimpy jail terms to repeat offenders.
We should be taking a hard look at the practices of the prosecutors and judges. If somebody is arrested for something substantial multiple, then the prosecutor should be obligated to not offer a plea bargain, but instead go for maximum penalty.
It might do some good to publicize some statistics on prosecutors relating to how many times a "customer" is re-arrested after plea bargain, and on judges who give skimpy jail terms to repeat offenders.
BINGO!
Since judges are mostly elected, publishing their records as to if they are hard or soft on crime before the primary and full election would do a lot.
Similarly, tracking individuals within the prosecutors office as to how tough they were on crime, and stopping some of the "plea bargaining" for career criminals would be a good idea as well.
too many criminals are getting arrested, and then let go, by a system that wants to be "gentle and fair. Oh, well.