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Education and low crime rates in Barbados

Having lately discussed a new law enforcement initiative on early education and crime prevention and the relationship between crime rates and the ratio of security spending vs. education in different countries, I was interested to see this note from the London Telegraph about Barbados, which reportedly enjoys the lowest crime rate of all the Caribbean islands. The story begins with the typical tough on crime mantras:"Police here in Barbados are very, very strict. Wrongdoers get no mercy!? chortles the minibus driver as we cross the island from airport to hotel. ?Prison here is kill or cure. Usually kills you, ha ha! But if you do get out you won?t want to go back in again! And that?s the way we like it!? Fair enough. But there's another, perhaps more significant cause for the low crime rate:?What keeps Barbados law-abiding? Education, education, education,? says Claire Jordan, an earnest young hotel sales manager over breakfast by the beach...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 29, 2008 (boomark / email).