Why education, not punishment, is the solution to reducing crime | John Lonergan | TEDxDublin
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. John Lonergan argues that poverty and social deprivation are the main contributory factors to young people getting involved in crime and believes that education is the only pathway out of the poverty trap.
John Lonergan joined the Irish prison service in March 1968. He was appointed Governor of Mountjoy Prison in 1984 and served in that capacity for over 22 years. He retired from the prison service in June 2010 having served over 42 years.
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The man shows vision and hope thinks outside the box quite literally, if only more of the people in power in Ireland held the same views as him the country would be the better for it
This man gives me hope for humanity. God bless him.
Can't agree more with John's perspective 👏👏👏
Very engaging speaker...and a message that I very much hope is heard beyond the profiteers.
John Lonergan is lovely man, very compassionate toward people.
Impressive words and teachings. Well done, Mr. Lonergan.
What a man x. A brilliant intelligent wonderful human being.
love this man...he is just soo passionate on this subject! :) :)
@Sanela1
6 жыл бұрын
:D
Great and Insightful Delivery
Wow! Loved it. Amazing gentleman.
So glad to see pioneers such as Mr Lonergan, won't be long before there is a paradigm shift.
I most definitely agree with this...
very well said
Amazing and I love him for this beautiful lecture ❤️✨....
Such beautiful words
This deserve a million views..
What a good man!
Hope.
Love it
That education starts and is more reinforced by the culture and the parents. Theres only so much the feds can do.
This is true story..
Wow
✊
Only education can save Ken Doll from a life of sanctioned criminality. And only education.
you are talking so fast sir. I needed to use the transcript in order to understand and follow what you are saying.. But other than that I consider it as one of my favorite topic since our country do not really care about the lives of those in the prison.
You can bet Jonathan has a form of aspergers. I wish that I could play piano like that 🎹
01:53: we see you. You don't see us.
The mind is a terrible thing to lose . There's power in the library system ! What would the world be like if we invested as much time and funding in public education ?
"It's far more important to prevent people from being victims"... well said Irish guy who will never read this comment
Give criminals a education
The problem is the government needs us uneducated
He speak fast because he have only few minutes to speak😁 , ✌, yeah he speak so fast but clear.
What about the monsters that only live to cause suffering
You must punish for examle in education
This man speaks very quickly😂
@johnfalconer5778
3 жыл бұрын
Slow the speed down then?
@martinpowell5159
Жыл бұрын
Try turning on the Closed Captions.
He's talking too fast. lool
@carstarsarstenstesenn
4 жыл бұрын
i know i cant keep up. hes saying so much interesting stuff i have to pause and think about
@katiegallagher9646
3 жыл бұрын
That’s the way we (the Irish) talk. We have a lot to say so try to keep up 😁
@universalsoldier811
2 жыл бұрын
@@katiegallagher9646 you are beautiful 😊♥️
@martinpowell5159
Жыл бұрын
Turn on the closed captions.
I think that the harder you try to reform the more your chastised and shoved down to fail in the system of life I’m a classic example of ridicule
This guy in the video has a lot to learn from Robert D. Hare !!!
Hmmm say that after a home invasion
Slow down man...Slooooooooooooooooooooow it down! As far as I am concerned, EDUCATION has no direct co-relation to crime reduction. If that were the case, a lot of college educated people would be outstanding citizens around the globe. More than what's reported!
@Someone-dv8uj
7 жыл бұрын
You might be taking him too literally. I know the areas to which he is referring. Crime is more prevalent in socially deprived areas, and further or 3rd level education is hardly ever considered. He is not saying that the more socially advanced neighbourhoods are crime less. They are far less likely to be found breaking into the cars or the houses of their neighbours. EDUCATION is a key, that can open up many more doors for people. I have seen this here and in the USA. It is incorrect to believe that those with an EDUCATION, become saints. They can and have been responsible for crimes that have brought down companies, whole banking systems, and in some cases, whole economies.
@jari7957
7 жыл бұрын
You are wrong, education is strongly correlated to crime reduction. There are various academic papers that show this, and if you can understand it I recommend you to read the paper "The crime reducing effect of education" written by Machin, Marie and Vujic in the Economic Journal. It might change your view.
@genesis11am
Жыл бұрын
Agree he should slow down but if you're so smart why don't you go on there & speak?
this has NOT worked at all... crime is higher than ever at places where they have this idea. Please stop it. We need to get tougher on crime.
@genesis11am
6 ай бұрын
Studies show otherwise
@durkdiggler4346
6 ай бұрын
Research says education helps, there's no question of it.