The reason prison exists and has existed for all of human society and history is that it works. How arrogant of you to think you have some revolutionary new way to punish societal defectors.
The main issue with these types of programs. Once someone is on the "jail track" they have already failed and been failed by society. The real solution is to keep as many people on the right path as possible before they go wrong.
This feel good crap also doesn't account for the fact that a huge percent of people are opportunistic pieces of garbage that will break the law for a small personal benefit when the penalty is low. Many people already out there will at the prospect of lesser penalties start to defect from the social contract they are currently adhering to.
The main issue with these types of programs. Once someone is on the "jail track" they have already failed and been failed by society. The real solution is to keep as many people on the right path as possible before they go wrong.
This feel good crap also doesn't account for the fact that a huge percent of people are opportunistic pieces of garbage that will break the law for a small personal benefit when the penalty is low. Many people already out there will at the prospect of lesser penalties start to defect from the social contract they are currently adhering to.