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Early education and crime

While this blog mostly focuses on the mechanics of the criminal justice system, the truth is we must look outside the framework of police, courts and prisons to discover the real causes of crime and identify the full range of possible solutions.At this point in US history, additional spending on incarceration probably isn't worth the crime fighting bang for the buck compared to other ways that money could be spent - particularly investments in education and mental health care. So I was interested to see a couple of headlines this week here and yon promoting early education policies that seem likely to reduce crime:Editorial: Perry should sign pre-K billOfficials: Early Education Effort Cuts CrimeThe editorial, by United Way of Texas President Karen Johnson, quoted a study out of Texas A&M which "found that for every $1 invested in high-quality pre-k, at least $3...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 12, 2009 (boomark / email).