Comment This is not a new idea... (Score 3, Informative) 566
This approach has been used to rehabilitate terrorists as well. This idea is hardly new.
http://bigthink.com/ideas/17036
"This is based on the belief that you’ve got to give these young men a stake in society and it’s been reasonably successful, although Al-Qaida is so cunning."
It has some merit, but its an expensive and difficult process.