As the fact that criminals didn’t receive proper education is revealed, how to control the criminals was raised as an issue. Punishment and education have different characteristics and impacts, so we should rationally debate what method would be more significant to reduce crime rates.
On the one hand, we have to suspect the probability of error in interpretation. The studies illustrate that many criminals weren’t educated properly, but it doesn’t always mean that a lack of education leads to crimes; studies showed just a correlation, not a causation. Crimes rather happened as various situations and factors combined. For example, one criminal could have done an evil behavior as an expression of anger about the world and nation he had lived in. Also, another criminal could have done crimes as he got angered because of a sudden poverty. There’s no way to conclude that education is the only thing that increases crime rates.
On the other hand, punishment can be a more effective means to constrict many crimes. It is evident that people tend to be afraid of the punishment, which prevents a motivation to commit a crime early. However, if criminals recognize that they would be educated instead of punishment, they won’t be worried about the result of crimes and it would be easier to do a crime for criminals. Education is a less impactive way to achieve a decreased crime rates.
As we do not confused by the correlation and do not overlook the overall background of each crime, education cannot be an option regarding reducing crimes. Rather, as a society looks for a resultant method to constrict crimes and relax the victims’ worries, punishment would the best means.