Public education lasts 13 years and employment about 40 years. Deficient public education will cause crime, but sincere education will prevent crime. Employers’ ignorance will cause crime, socially conscious employers will prevent crime. Sincere education may fail, socially conscious employers may fail, but prison is not the only solution to crimes anyway.
Education rehabilitation and employment rehabilitation may be better solutions than prison time. St. Louis County and city prosecutors need such rehabilitation programs, rather than automatic prison sentences.
The stereotyping will continue if the crimes continue, but do not forget failing education and failing employment are providing opportunity for crime.
John L. Grimm
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