- Location
- Cumbria
Having read several books from the same author, one particular book dealt with the issue of complete social breakdown if the Country went bankrupt.
Along with many other problems, the ideas for crime prevention were simple and straight-forward.
On admittance to prison the prisoner was kept in a single cell, given basic food. For a menial offence, the offender was set a task. The task was to take 5 tons of house building bricks off a pallet (by hand) and load them onto a empty pallet. Once the task was finished, and completed correctly they were released.
If they re-offended, the number of pallets was doubled......................
Along with many other problems, the ideas for crime prevention were simple and straight-forward.
On admittance to prison the prisoner was kept in a single cell, given basic food. For a menial offence, the offender was set a task. The task was to take 5 tons of house building bricks off a pallet (by hand) and load them onto a empty pallet. Once the task was finished, and completed correctly they were released.
If they re-offended, the number of pallets was doubled......................