Education: A weapon to fight crime
Education: A Weapon to Fight Crime
American University of Sharjah
ENG 204
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
- Nelson Mandela
Education: A Weapon to Fight Crime
Introduction:
July 1st, 2012, Dubai, A young man left his house that day to meet his friends and never went back home. According to a newspaper, the 18 year old man was involved in a gang fight near Oud Al Muteena area, where a gang of four aged 18 to 20’s engaged in a fight with the victim and his friends. When they decided to flee from the area, the victim blocked their way by standing in front of the car. However, he did not know that it would not stop them; he did not know they will choose to take his life away with them. The gang members hit the teenager with their car, and as if they have not done enough they went beyond that and dragged him on the road for several meters before running away (Issa & Nereim, 2012). The National, a local newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, reports that police officers are worried because gang violence is increasing in many areas in Dubai city (Issa, 2012). In such a country where gangs are not the norm, a problem is rising; gangs are forming in new areas and increasing in others such as the U.S, Italy, and Britain. With the formation and the increase of gangs a rise in criminal activity is an outcome to be expected. For example, in Britain according to the police the number of gangs is 171, and a gang expert in London estimated that there are 600 to 700 young people involved with gangs (Castella & McClatchey, 2011). Many approaches have been taken by government officials and politicians to establish many programs dedicated to help societies in decreasing crime rates. Nevertheless, do politicians and government official know that there is one simple answer, which is investing in education? Several studies have found that education and crime rates do correlate and have an
American University of Sharjah
ENG 204
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
- Nelson Mandela
Education: A Weapon to Fight Crime
Introduction:
July 1st, 2012, Dubai, A young man left his house that day to meet his friends and never went back home. According to a newspaper, the 18 year old man was involved in a gang fight near Oud Al Muteena area, where a gang of four aged 18 to 20’s engaged in a fight with the victim and his friends. When they decided to flee from the area, the victim blocked their way by standing in front of the car. However, he did not know that it would not stop them; he did not know they will choose to take his life away with them. The gang members hit the teenager with their car, and as if they have not done enough they went beyond that and dragged him on the road for several meters before running away (Issa & Nereim, 2012). The National, a local newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, reports that police officers are worried because gang violence is increasing in many areas in Dubai city (Issa, 2012). In such a country where gangs are not the norm, a problem is rising; gangs are forming in new areas and increasing in others such as the U.S, Italy, and Britain. With the formation and the increase of gangs a rise in criminal activity is an outcome to be expected. For example, in Britain according to the police the number of gangs is 171, and a gang expert in London estimated that there are 600 to 700 young people involved with gangs (Castella & McClatchey, 2011). Many approaches have been taken by government officials and politicians to establish many programs dedicated to help societies in decreasing crime rates. Nevertheless, do politicians and government official know that there is one simple answer, which is investing in education? Several studies have found that education and crime rates do correlate and have an