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A good point. It is still not exactly encouraging that these two figures should be anywhere near each other, considering it is not only young people that should
by JonnieCache 16y ago
A good point. It is still not exactly encouraging that these two figures should be anywhere near each other, considering it is not only young people that should be going to college.
EDIT: I wonder what would happen if you injected the racial makeup of the prison/university management and staff into the calculations.
- true_religion 16y agoTwo things you should consider: 1. Prison terms often last longer than the average university education. 2. Once you've finished your term in university, there's not much encouragement (regardless of racial group) to continue. For example: You have a BS in Computer Science, and are now working. Why should you go back for a MS? Or a PHD? Or Post Doc?
- bugsy 16y agoThose are excellent points. The number of years of one's life spent in prison on average for the population vs number of years spent in college on average for the population might be one other way to look at it and it would come out looking even worse.
- yters 16y agoWhat about other racial groups?