That's it, kid, I'm sending you to military school ==> That's it, kid, I'm sending you to Iraq

Just yesterday at work, Audrey was talking about how back in World War II, when someone committed a crime, they were offered the choice of going to jail, or joining the army. This morning, I see this headline on Japan Today:

Takebe suggests delinquents, potential criminals join SDF in Iraq

I'm not sure how you would determine that someone is going to commit a crime...that seems a little strange.