Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Education reduces crime; less schooling means more imprisonment.
- In plain terms
- Schools prevent the need for prisons.
- What can you take from it?
- Invest in education to reduce crime.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your community fund schools?
- What is the link between poverty and crime?
Another view
Crime has many causes beyond education.
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