Justice is making the aggressor repair, replace, or repay the victim for the damage done. And less than one-third of convicted burglars are imprisoned. They are usually not required to repair the damage done by paying their victim for the stolen property or paying the taxpayers for the costs of apprehension and trial. The punishment does not fit the crime. Criminals do not right their wrongs.
Victims continue to be exploited and criminals learn that crime pays.
Taxpayers shouldn t pay the costs of crime. Thieves could be billed by the court for the stolen property, the cost of apprehension, and conviction, and any other losses resulting from their crime. If a thief refused or was unable to make suitable payments, he or she could be put in a prison factory, where he or she could earn money to pay his or her debts and the costs of the imprisonment. The harder the inmates work, the sooner they are released. Victims are robbed twice.