Two minds
I agree that incarceration is probably a lose/lose for society, but I can't help wondering if there is more to it.
I can't shake the notion that they will be employed mainly in creating malware for the FBI rather than on chasing other outlaws.
The Abagnale reference is taken, yet you don't typically hire a ninja to trim your topiary, no matter how good he is with a sword. But if you are darn tired of that pesky neighbor, it might make sense.