Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Sherlock believes that sentencing should be increased. However, if one looks at international research in that area, increasing sentences does not reduce criminal behaviour. Research shows the majority of people engaged in crime are people who have fallen through the cracks. We need to be spending more in making sure people do not fall through the cracks rather than, as Deputy Danny Healy-Rae stated, locking them up and throwing away the key. Does the ICSA believe that putting more resources into making sure people do not fall through the cracks will help prevent crime in rural and urban areas?