Some Red State/Blue State Indicia
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nsacpi
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What is the ****ing point of prison if we don’t expect and prepare them to come out and become productive members of society? You’d might as well stop calling it the Department of Corrections if you solely intend to punish them until they fall into recidivism.
This isn’t giving any prisoners special privileges, it’s affording them the same opportunity to get an education that others in the state receive.
What type of societal and economic benefit do you get out of penalizing convicts past their sentence, though? In-state tuition encourages citizens of the state to attend their Universities and subsequently contribute to the economy in those states, right? There’s not a single would-be criminal in the state of Florida who will be deterred from committing a crime because they will lose their discount on education. But there could be an ex-convict that will not contribute as meaningfully in the future because he decides college is too expensive.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/...ion-of-pell-grants-for-incarcerated-students/
Data from other programs indicate that taking even just one course while in prison cuts recidivism in half. Turns out education is a good thang. For convicts and non-convicts alike. The returns generate social benefits that easily pay for the educational subsidies.
Data from other programs indicate that taking even just one course while in prison cuts recidivism in half. Turns out education is a good thang. For convicts and non-convicts alike. The returns generate social benefits that easily pay for the educational subsidies.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
A slightly dated but broader survey of the effects of education in reducing crime (not just among those already incarcerated).
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02430.x
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02430.x
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
While the overall effect of education is to reduce crime there are some interesting cases where it works the other way:
Conversely, there is also some evidence that education can also increase the earnings from crime as certain skills acquired in school may be inappropriately used for criminal activities. Levitt and Lochner (2001) find that males with higher scores on mechanical information tests had increased offence rates. Lochner (2004) also estimates that across cohorts, increases in average education are associated with 11% increase in white-collar arrest rates (although this estimated effect is not statistically significant).
Sam Bankman-Fried, for example, probably learned a few thangs in school that he applied to his criminal career!
Conversely, there is also some evidence that education can also increase the earnings from crime as certain skills acquired in school may be inappropriately used for criminal activities. Levitt and Lochner (2001) find that males with higher scores on mechanical information tests had increased offence rates. Lochner (2004) also estimates that across cohorts, increases in average education are associated with 11% increase in white-collar arrest rates (although this estimated effect is not statistically significant).
Sam Bankman-Fried, for example, probably learned a few thangs in school that he applied to his criminal career!
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Tapate50
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Yeah, I said that last week. If we can keep Nevada red we don't need the Rust Belt States. Opens the door for Vivek and RDS.
Eh, while it’s certainly not bad news for Republicans, as discussed previously, I’d caution against extrapolating political power 8 years in the future too much.