‘[T]he most educationally disadvantaged population in the United States resides in our nation’s preasons’. (Klein et al. 2004, cited in Savvas et al, 2017, p.13)
Undoubtedly, the higher level of education does not guarantee people from committing a crime. According to Harlow (2003, p.2, Table 1), prisoners with college or more level of education are less common, nevertheless they present. This means, that there are other factors that push people to a crime. Sure, most of them are can be connected with the level of education, nevertheless, to change the situation effectively, other aspects of the problem should be considered as well. Nevertheless, the education gives to a person not only the knowledge, but also the methods and ability to analyse reasons behind their actions as well as possible outcomes. …show more content…
First – the level of education among Indigenous people in Australia is slowly growing, but in comparison with non-Indigenous people these rates are still significantly low (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012). Second: ‘the rate for non-Indigenous males aged 25–29 … was 15 times less than the Indigenous rate of imprisonment’ (ABS 2009a, Table 4.4, cited in Halsey 2010, p.546). From this perspective, investments in the education up to a certain degree form the level of consciousness in the society. In addition, the education in prisons helps to reduce the level of prisoner re-entry and thus helps to save taxpayers money (Savvas et al, 2017,
Undoubtedly, the higher level of education does not guarantee people from committing a crime. According to Harlow (2003, p.2, Table 1), prisoners with college or more level of education are less common, nevertheless they present. This means, that there are other factors that push people to a crime. Sure, most of them are can be connected with the level of education, nevertheless, to change the situation effectively, other aspects of the problem should be considered as well. Nevertheless, the education gives to a person not only the knowledge, but also the methods and ability to analyse reasons behind their actions as well as possible outcomes. …show more content…
First – the level of education among Indigenous people in Australia is slowly growing, but in comparison with non-Indigenous people these rates are still significantly low (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012). Second: ‘the rate for non-Indigenous males aged 25–29 … was 15 times less than the Indigenous rate of imprisonment’ (ABS 2009a, Table 4.4, cited in Halsey 2010, p.546). From this perspective, investments in the education up to a certain degree form the level of consciousness in the society. In addition, the education in prisons helps to reduce the level of prisoner re-entry and thus helps to save taxpayers money (Savvas et al, 2017,