That is practical. It is a bureaucracy, they are never big enough. They crave power, numbers and the money that comes with it
I have been a victim of crime multiple times,as have many families and friends. In the end, well, it happened. Punishment, or lack of it is empty either way.
It doesn't do society any good to pay 10 s of thousands of dollars to incarcerate shoplifters or junkies. That would be fantasy to feel that way