Could you give some more details on the Japanese judical system? Their incarceration rate is crazy low (63 per 100k – that’s lower than even the lowest European country), so they pretty much can’t have the same system as the US. They must be doing something different.
Yes. This means that the system isn’t an effective deterrent. What changed in the US justice system the past 60 years?
> And crime rates aren’t any lower than those in Europe.
It is difficult to compare crime rates with different countries. Each country has a different population and economic issues. The USA has much more illegal immigrants, minorities and drug users.
> Could you give some more details on the Japanese judical system?
Japan has a very high conviction rate and they retain the death penalty.
Singapore is better example – they have an efficient justice system with stiff penalties (they retain both corporal punishment and capital punishment) which results in extremely low levels of crime.