The season of crime is upon us in Kansas City and there isn't really a plan to curb the increase chaos.
However, when we think about the problem of crime in terms of the so-called "prison industrial complex" there's a bit of number crunching which suggests that alternative approaches to the current pay for play incarceration system might yield improvement.
Take a look:
Show-Me: Criminal Justice Reform: Addressing the Costs of Incarceration
Deets:
"Missouri has a criminal justice problem. While the spike in homicides in Kansas City captures a lot of attention, as it should, it isn’t our only challenge. Rates of property crime and violent crime in Missouri are higher than the national average, and our state has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. Research suggests that Missouri can adopt policies that will reduce recidivism and prison costs ... Research has shown that there are diminishing returns to harsh sentences—they don’t always result in a reduction in crime. States have been reexamining their sentencing laws, and the results are promising. Early research from around the country suggests that some criminal justice reforms, such as those that address mandatory minimum sentencing, can reduce crime rates and save states money."
You decide . . .
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