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Incarceration may escalate criminal behavior in South Africa

Allowing petty offenders in South Africa to remain in the community may reduce their risk of committing serious crimes compared with imprisonment, according to a study published in PLOS One by Farai Nyabadza of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Incarceration may escalate criminal behavior in South Africa

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