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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
The goal is to reduce the risk that a person will BECOME a violent criminal in the first place. It isn't to stop people who are already violent criminals.
Most violent criminals have "issues" in their backgrounds that lead them to become violent criminals. It's not a goal. You don't hear Jimbob Villager's grandson say "I wanna be a violent criminal when I grow up, Pappy." You also don't hear Bobby Sue Trailermom's 14-year-old daughter say "Mama can I be a violent criminal when I get my drivers license?"
No - that doesn't happen. Something "happens" to cause people to become violent criminals. By improving education systems, social health and welfare, you increase the odds that kids will grow up to become productive members of society, and decrease the odds that they'll end up violent criminals.
This is all probability and statistics. Ask your local bookie, see what he thinks about it.
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May I suggest.....rather than "improving education systems, social health and welfare, you increase the odds that kids will grow up to become productive members of society, and decrease the odds that they'll end up violent criminals", you start in the home. Teach your children respect, teach them to respect their elders, teach them to respect the law, teach them to respect themselves and life, and teach them to respect
authority. So often the teaching in the home is sadly missing and is reflected in the attitude of the child, in their youth and in their adult life. They are being taught to defy authority, defy responsibility and defy taking control of their own actions. The education system and certainly social health and welfare are not going to have any positive effect if the parents don't provide the discipline in the home.