That would accord with the information and the studies that I've seen, and also my experience with my own client base and with the criminal justice system in general. Most people who interact with the justice system are interacting because they don't have very good foresight. They aren't able to engage in a cost-benefit calculation, and especially in sexually based offences, of course, these people have a very complex and individualized background, with addiction, with mental illness, and deterrence plays a very little role when you're looking at those types of offenders.
