3/4 year old African-American children placed in education dedicated to child led learning, with home visits and small groups. Control group tracked too.
Perry Preschool Project : Findings
Program group had more positive achievements than control group, with 55% of control group arrested 5+ times by age of 40, compared to 36% program group
Perry Preschool Project : Evaluation
This type of education is very expensive, and the UK has introduced literacy and numeracy hours to combat this.
Main Causes of crime
Marginalisation
People being not fully integrated into society means they cannot fully participate, so may not take an active role and be viewed negatively
Relative Deprivation
People are deprived compared to others in society
Subcultures
Left realists argue that this is a result of deprivation and marginalisation. They create community tensions and illustrate problems with economic systems.
