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I don't think anybody would suggest that going to prison is recommended for an individual in Canada. That's quite clear. It's not a prescription for success in the future. Certainly, individuals pick up a lot of traits or tricks in bad company, and that's not going to be good for them.
On the other hand, I think to be fair, certainly at the federal level over the course of the last ten to twelve years, a lot of creative programs have been developed that actually have an impact on some of these individuals. We're dealing with cognitive behavioural approaches to assist offenders in learning how to cope with various problems. It's problem solving, essentially.
Individuals frequently come from a background where they've learned over time to react to situations in a particular, violent fashion. You have to unlearn some of those traits, and some of the programs that have been developed have been very successful.
The research that Correctional Service Canada has done, and others as well, demonstrates a very significant impact when these programs are delivered to the end. What they've also discovered, interestingly, is that those individuals, those inmates, who don't continue the programs to the end tend to become the highest risks.