Comment Re:No AI required (Score 1) 95
There are some things where I think it's fair to never trust that person fully again. Ever. But we need a way to trust them enough to let them live and participate in society if we believe they are rehabilitated while still protecting everyone around them.
I'm sure that's not easy, but it has to be easier than lifetime incarceration.
Off the top of my head, maybe RCA. Root Cause Analysis.
Say a guy gets depressed and murders his family. RCA finds underlying history of depression and pressures of work led to the event. Maybe mandatory anti-depressant treatment and monitoring, and he's never allowed to have a high-stress job.
Say someone keeps doing B&Es. RCA finds it's because they're homeless, poor, uneducated, and drug-addicted. Maybe shelter, basic food, and mandatory education can break that addiction.
Basically, people do what they do for a reason. Remove the reason and behavior can change.
I'm not sure the "justice system" takes any interest in the why of a crime.