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Letter: On the crime and punishment debate (1)

Published 29 October 2025

From Jon Atack, Nottingham, UK

Thank you for Raihan Alam and Tage Rai’s excellent article on how society punishes people. The Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center study showed that offenders who received counselling did far better than those who didn’t. The science shows that kindness leads to a better outcome for all concerned(18 October, p 19).

Issue no. 3567 published 1 November 2025

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