Letter to the editor: Misleading quotation in Justice Not Jails article

I would like to clarify a statement of mine that was misquoted. Regarding the correlation between educational attainment and crime, I was quoted as saying, "The less educated you are, the more likely you are to commit a crime." In reality, increased education opens up economic and social opportunities that can decrease an individual's perceived need to commit crime, but in no way is educational attainment the deciding factor in probability of offending. The distinction between these two statements is important as it acknowledges the individual's agency as well as the structural inequalities that exist.

Ava Page
Junior,
College of Arts and Sciences and School of Public Affairs

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