| Okay, let's take incorrigibles separately. First, there is the difficulty with determining who is in the category. However, some people certainly show a hardened disposition, and therefore are particularly risky to put back in the general population. The three strikes laws are probably on the right track, but there remains something unsatisfactory about someone 25 using up his chances, when he may be quite a different fellow at 50. What is probably best, as a graded response to potential incorrigibility, is to have the waiver of certain privacy rights as a condition of release for habitual criminals. This would include the agreement to being electronically monitored, searched randomly, and other measures designed to make the resumption of a predatory lifestyle too difficult. After 10 years, if the person's record is clean enough, he can move beyond these restrictions. On the other hand, a set number of additional, serious breaches during the trial period would lead to assignment to a detention camp for the rest of one's life, barring commutation or amnesty. |
