Thieves and Shoplifters Have a Choice

My son was recently caught trying to steal an item from the store. I was really upset at him for having such poor judgment on the matter, and I decided to let the judge penalize him as much as possible for his actions. I'm hoping that punishing him now for those mistakes will allow him to make much better decisions in the future. He was ordered to take theft and shoplifting classes online because the judge thought that it would help him learn some impulse control for the next time that he considered shoplifting. I was relieved to hear that he would not have to spend time in jail. Plus, the courses were really easy for my so to take because we were able to set all of that up online. We just needed to have a home computer with an internet connection to get started with the classes he had to take.