My father was granted release on parole today, after more than 40 years in prison! 

Yeah that is true. While I'm generally against having an authoritarian police state, having an area under noticeable surveillance goes a long way to stop crime. Also just straight up better living conditions goes a LOOOONG way.
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And rewards too can help encourage desirable behavior. Such as giving tax breaks or extra money at the end of the year for having a clean record or a certain amount of community volunteer work.
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