'New York style' Zero Tolerence.Wouldit work here?

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   I had two cousins that lived in New York from the late 80s to the early 00s.They seen the benefit of zero tolerence adopted from the Broken Windows Theory principle that if you tolerate minor public offences than you'll tolerate bigger ones.The idea was to hit the first time offender hard.I know New York is an extreme example as the city was going down the toilet with the high level of crime it had previous to this.Giuliani is most associated with cleaning up New York which is a common myth.I remember the cousin telling me this William Bratton NYPD head honcho was central in cleaning up the city to make it the safe 'cop on every block' city it is today.It cost alot of money and man power to do this but it worked.New Yorks crime rate dropped over 60% (63% exactly) within a number of years.

In regards to Ireland with people having 60/70 previous convictions like in Britain (Asbo's).Clearly the justice system doesn't work.I wonder how feasible could we implement a system that nails first time offenders in such a way that they're less likely to do so again.Whether that means more jail time,heavier fines,I don't know.
I can understand peoples anger but you cant have a mob rule society where 300 people can congregate outside a police station in Athlone.There is due process no matter how much of a scumbag this guy is.Id like a serious discussion without the "he should have a hole in the ground to sh*t in", "his balls should be cut off".You cant go brutalizing/torturing criminals when they're in prison.They'll come out worse.It gives me an uneasy feeling when you see peoples nasty reactions to an horrific crime which is understandable as some people on here have kids but the paedophile crime is a different issue to this.

My own belief is prison has to be a place you do not want to go back to.A balance between punishment and rehabilitation is needed.I do think there are alot of privilages that could be taken away but things like education,access to reading books,having prisoners out under armed guard doing basic county/urban council duties emptying bins,basic labouring on roads,comminity service.It would be of benefit to prisoners and cut down maybe on overtime the county council workers would usually do.I don't know how feasible a military school/boot camp type of facility for young offenders could be introduced that may be more effective in cutting down their chances of repeating offences.
Obviously there's a social factor that needs to be addressed when people are from broken homes and rough estates in major cities.Hopefully urban renewal and gentrification will help alleviate this as a cause of why people commit crimes.

Anyone that goes to on Ireland aways,Spain on holidays, United States,etc etc .There is a respect for the police and if you act the prick abroad you'll be rightfully punished.A Polish lad I spoke to was stunned of how there is a lack of respect for the authorities over here.He couldn't believe how soft the police were in comparison to Poland.
Any ideas how we could implement a zero tolerence on 

1. young/first time offenders
2. repeat/ adult offenders 
3. the legal implications/ possible human rights/E.U. violations on introducing chemical castration on convicted paedophile sex offenders 

Edited by irishmufc - 01 Oct 2013 at 3:01pm