For example, study made by the College Board in 2013 stated that female graduates earn 19,100$ more the females graduating from high school. The same with male graduates earned an average of 25,800$ more than high school graduates. The higher education will increase the payoffs and will decrease the engaging in crime activities. Another interesting theory is the negative connection between the younger generation that are not working and the number of homicides “An alarming increase in the number of youths aged 10 to 17 who are arrested for violent crimes in the United States has many state officials pushing tougher laws, trying more youths in adult courts and locking them up with adult prisoners. But few states are making equally strong efforts
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One sensible approach is to use education as an antidote to juvenile crime.”(The New York Times December 1 1996 NY). According to The New York Times “Arrests of juveniles aged 10 to 17 for violent crimes jumped about 70 percent from 1980 to 1995 and many criminal experts expect the numbers to stay high as the teen-aged population continues to increase over the next decade. One key predictor of youthful criminal behavior is failure in school. A 1991 Justice Department survey of state prisoners found that only 22 percent were high school graduates, while an additional 12 percent had attended college. Some of the rest were belatedly diagnosed as learning disabled or dyslexic. The lack of education can help send many ex-offenders back to a life of crime.”( The New York Times December 1 1996 NY). The largest reduction in crime is coming from the final years in high school. It is important that teachers encourage the students to graduate and the higher graduation rate will impact the crime rates. The country needs more policies to encourage graduation among children and with that are more likely to have the biggest benefits in crime reduction. According to Bob Wise a former governor of West Virginia “The nation needs to focus dollars and efforts on reforming school climates to keep students engaged in ways that will lead them toward college and a career and away from crime and
One sensible approach is to use education as an antidote to juvenile crime.”(The New York Times December 1 1996 NY). According to The New York Times “Arrests of juveniles aged 10 to 17 for violent crimes jumped about 70 percent from 1980 to 1995 and many criminal experts expect the numbers to stay high as the teen-aged population continues to increase over the next decade. One key predictor of youthful criminal behavior is failure in school. A 1991 Justice Department survey of state prisoners found that only 22 percent were high school graduates, while an additional 12 percent had attended college. Some of the rest were belatedly diagnosed as learning disabled or dyslexic. The lack of education can help send many ex-offenders back to a life of crime.”( The New York Times December 1 1996 NY). The largest reduction in crime is coming from the final years in high school. It is important that teachers encourage the students to graduate and the higher graduation rate will impact the crime rates. The country needs more policies to encourage graduation among children and with that are more likely to have the biggest benefits in crime reduction. According to Bob Wise a former governor of West Virginia “The nation needs to focus dollars and efforts on reforming school climates to keep students engaged in ways that will lead them toward college and a career and away from crime and