Well, the obvious question is, why do we want to make our country worse? But that’s not the only question. The reality is that people who are willing to sacrifice their own security and happiness to the greater good are often not interested in doing as much as they can to be more “productive”. What makes this particularly true is when the safety net is lacking.
As the above video from PBS describes, many people who receive a high school diploma don’t stay in school as long as they should. In fact, they usually drop out. Why? Many reasons. Some people can’t make the same amount of money as they would if they went to vocational school and are therefore not able to afford to pay for college loans. Others are just not motivated to learn new skills. Most of us, though, are just not interested in learning new skills.
It just seems that the more education, the less likely someone is to be a criminal. The reason is easy enough to think about: If you have a high school diploma, you are probably in a position where you can make a lot of money, as long as you get a good education.
There are two main theories for this problem. One is that most of us aren’t motivated to learn new skills simply because we lack the motivation to do so. According to this theory, because we don’t have the money to pay for a college degree, it simply isn’t in our best interest to learn new skills. The other theory is that there are lots of reasons that people aren’t interested in learning new skills, not least of which is that they simply don’t care.
This theory is supported by a report in the US Department of Justice’s annual Justice Quarterly Report, entitled ‘Diversion.’ This report found that people who were unable to finish college were more likely to engage in crime than those who had completed higher education.
In other words, people who werent interested in learning new skills, simply didnt care. This is supported by other findings, such as those showing that people who had a higher propensity for violent behavior were more likely to be arrested for crimes of violence.
The best example of this is the report made by the Institute of Criminology, the government’s major criminological agency. It says that while violent crimes could be committed, not all persons are actually violent. When you are a student, you can say that you are a violent person, but you are a violent person and not a student. There is not a single sentence that can be attributed to your violent nature.
The research is based on data that indicates that people who are educated tend to think about the consequences of their actions and take better care of themselves. As a result, they are less likely to commit crimes of violence. So it’s not at all a surprise that if you have a degree in something like psychology, you are more likely to be a risk for violence.