I think we've got to keep kids busy. If you want to keep the kids off the streets and out of trouble, we've got to keep them busy. A bored kid is one who's going to get in trouble. It's no different from you or me when we were young. We probably got in trouble when we were bored.
As far as the other criminals go, well, it's hard to say. You've got to keep them either locked up or make the punishment bad enough that they don't want to do it.