Studies show that criminals get a low level of education. Some people believe that the best way to reduce crime is educating people in prison so they can get a job after leaving prison. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some people reckon that education in prison will decline the crime rate effectively, given the situation that many crimes result from poor education. From my perspective, prison education plays a significant role in criminals’  rehabilitation but some concerns still remain.

Many criminals, like thieves, shoplifters and hijackers used to do menial work and lack required skills for decent jobs. To make it worse, chances are that they can settle down again are throttled by the insufficient work qualifications. In that case, education targeting at vocational training can do enormous amounts to the possibility of a criminal’ being employed. And those offenders will be less likely to commit crimes again for living necessities.

Nevertheless, not all crimes are property cases. Another group of malefactors, such as series murderers, paedophiles and so on, committed crimes in pursuit of psychological satisfaction. A qualified psychologist, therefore, appears to do more than an experienced teacher can. And the major hindrance for a criminal to find a job is not a scarcity of education. It is the general impression of violent-orientation that a criminal record brings, which a prominent academic background can not improve. As a result, the isolation and discrimination towards offenders may irritate their anti-social behaviours again.

The bias still exists. Surely prison education does a lot for criminals to blend in society after serving the sentences. But the limitation is here and it can not be ignored. The funny thing is that maybe we are the ones who should receive an education.

Some people reckon that prison education will decline the crime rate, given many criminals under a low level of education. From my perspective, prison education does facilitate criminals’  rehabilitation, but some concerns remain.

Many criminals(thieves, shoplifters and so on) equipped only for menial work, have little choice but to illegally earn a living. Worse, the imprisonment may make their existing skillsets fall behind the requirements that a fast-developing job market needs.  In that case, updated vocational training in prison could boost the criminal’s re-employment. Therefore, they would be less likely to commit crimes again for living necessities.

Nevertheless, by getting offenders hired to reduce crimes, it doesn’t work for all. Another group of malefactors, such as serial murderers, pedophiles and so on, conduct crimes in pursuit of psychological satisfaction. What they need is the psychological approach aiming at curing cognitive distortions. The crime rate, consequently, would come down but not by educating criminals to find a job.

Additionally, good performance under prison education doesn’t promise an integration into society. Taking the job application as an example, the hindrance to criminals’ job efforts relates less to their poor education than to the public concern of their potential, violent behaviours. That worry could segregate offenders socially, which as a result may encourage their anti-social behaviours.

To conclude, surely educating wrongdoers in prison benefits their employment after serving the sentences. Yet the animosity and isolation towards them still exist. To reduce misdeeds, the main significance is to eliminate the discrimination that crime records bring.