Would it be possible to legislate a offender law that involves chopping off the root of the problem?

I get tired of seeing these questions. Most people who throw up questions like these appear to have more hate problems than the offenders themselves. I need not mention the countless guys released from prison 20 years later due to false imprisonment due to nothing more than a fake testimony. Nor the countless others who were underage themselves at the time of their offense. I think some people take it over board, and the politicians cash in on that ignorance to get their vote. They then p yet another stupid offender law a year, and get one more ignorant vote for the year. Don't get me wrong, some offenders need imprisonment, but politicians have taken the issue too far. From what I read in this question, the person who posted it has far more issues than any offender I ever encountered.