Do criminals still provide a net benefit to society over their lifetimes?

Question

After taking into account the costs of a criminal's crime, the cost of incarceration and any other government benefits thereafter, reduced productivity in the workforce, and the likelihood of any future crimes, does a criminal still provide a net benefit to society?

Of course, please consider their benefits to society as well, such as their productivity while they are in workforce.

Answer 1

It depends on a lot of other factors. For example, when the criminal is not in jail are they a productive member of society? Also, it depends what kind of crime they commit and how long they are in jail. It sounds like you mean financial benefit, in which case you probably need a financial analyst to do all th ath. However, over all I'd say not, but if it's a criminal who commits one relatively minor crime and then becomes a laful citizen, that person would.

Answer 2

Depends there some higher brain powered criminal useful for soceity long as they arent free in society to commit crimes, and other criminals like drug offenders become a drain on society by criminalizing drugs. Incarceration policies failed if they dont address on how to make them succesful after they serve thier time in jail or prision. Education to the criminals with less than 12th grade education would reduce a quite a few crimes since thier education skills could mean working a job that does not drain the taxpayer. Throwing the book is good for sex offenders, rapists, murderous thugs. Still, throwing the book and having them rot behind bars they are still useful to society.
Criminals with brains can do thier job behind bars if it legal work to provide a benefit to society, and take what ever wages owned as rent for prison, and paying victims, and giving the rest back to the prisoner.

Answer 3

sometimes, it really depends. overall i'm not sure. some criminals however do produce enough benifits to society. some of them become very powerful corperate people that they do pay back into the system in their lifetimes to have a overall positive net benifit.

there are also other criminals that work with police in order to prevent crimes, and you could factor in that their net benifits were the prevention of future costs.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

No. Politicians once elected are no longer beneficial to society.