Because of their illogical deductions and inconsistent lines of justification, one can understand this weakness in the case of Moskos and Jacoby in favor of reintroducing flogging. However, Moskos drew attention to a valid point in his book, In Defense of Flogging, as he states: “Perhaps there is another way – neither incarceration nor flogging – which punishes the guilty, provides the condemned with a fair enough chance worthy of being punished. future, expresses society's disapproval and satisfies the victim's sense of justice." This concept that Moskos calls discussion is noteworthy. However, his proposed replacement, “flag and release,” is far from logical. Furthermore, instead of trying to punish crimes, what we should really be doing is fighting to prevent crime. Relatedly, as the Dutch Renaissance philosopher Desiderius Erasmus once said, “prevention is better than cure”. This notion is valid in the case of a solution to the foreclosure of crime in today's society. However, that's a topic for another