Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure?

I mean this on a crime prevention aspect, simply put the cost of the prevention verses the cost of cure. and that is assuming that the prevention actually avoids the problem and not just hide the symptoms.

Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure?
yes.


Preventing crime avoids multiple kinds of cost:


* cost for the damage the crime did


* cost for the prosecution


* cost for the penal system





Add these together and you will see that these costs are in most cases higher than the cost for social programs that help avoid crime.





The only little issue with prevention is:


The cost of prevention is one large chunk out of the public coffers. The cost of crime is payed by public (prosecution and penal system) and private money (damage).


Since the cost of damage is normally covered by the victim or the victim's insurance people don't see this part of the cost of crime clearly. So they tend to disregard it.
Reply:yes
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Reply:YES! If I stop a speeder, then he pays a ticket...if I don't then he may lose control roll over and kill himself or others. If I ticket someone, they may think twice before doing it again. If I warn them, they will defentaly try...it will always be "the first warning" because it will happen again.