Why education, not punishment, is the solution to reducing crime | John Lonergan | TEDxDublin

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
  • 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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Komentáře • 61

  • @kieranjoy2177
    @kieranjoy2177 Před 8 lety +48

    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

  • @chrisogonas
    @chrisogonas Před 5 měsíci +2

    Can't agree more with John's perspective 👏👏👏

  • @lisasis2c235
    @lisasis2c235 Před 9 lety +24

    Very engaging speaker...and a message that I very much hope is heard beyond the profiteers.

  • @SnapDragon1994
    @SnapDragon1994 Před 3 lety +5

    This man gives me hope for humanity. God bless him.

  • @chrisdavis7496
    @chrisdavis7496 Před 5 lety +10

    What a man x. A brilliant intelligent wonderful human being.

  • @bubbly912
    @bubbly912 Před 8 lety +29

    love this man...he is just soo passionate on this subject! :) :)

  • @elcoquihermoso
    @elcoquihermoso Před 5 lety +8

    Impressive words and teachings. Well done, Mr. Lonergan.

  • @Neo-mw1pp
    @Neo-mw1pp Před 3 lety +3

    John Lonergan is lovely man, very compassionate toward people.

  • @dexterdan6127
    @dexterdan6127 Před 5 lety

    So glad to see pioneers such as Mr Lonergan, won't be long before there is a paradigm shift.

  • @JohnSmith-pl4sf
    @JohnSmith-pl4sf Před 4 lety +3

    I most definitely agree with this...

  • @sujumarch2011
    @sujumarch2011 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow! Loved it. Amazing gentleman.

  • @sohamachrekar8779
    @sohamachrekar8779 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing and I love him for this beautiful lecture ❤️✨....

  • @kirkkirkkirk_audiovisualre2492

    Great and Insightful Delivery

  • @sophieputland4627
    @sophieputland4627 Před 2 lety

    Such beautiful words

  • @BarnibusMaximusMusic
    @BarnibusMaximusMusic Před 7 lety

    very well said

  • @margauxjeatricealaba9831
    @margauxjeatricealaba9831 Před 3 lety +1

    This deserve a million views..

  • @JohnSmith-hs1hn
    @JohnSmith-hs1hn Před 7 lety +3

    That education starts and is more reinforced by the culture and the parents. Theres only so much the feds can do.

  • @johnfalconer5778
    @johnfalconer5778 Před 3 lety

    What a good man!

  • @MrFerny7389
    @MrFerny7389 Před 6 lety +1

    Love it

  • @johnreynolds1232
    @johnreynolds1232 Před 6 lety

    Hope.

  • @alexamaezebua9603
    @alexamaezebua9603 Před rokem

    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.

  • @DanneyTanner
    @DanneyTanner Před rokem

    This is true story..

  • @pusscat1147
    @pusscat1147 Před 3 lety +1

    You can bet Jonathan has a form of aspergers. I wish that I could play piano like that 🎹

  • @gerardomoncada5222
    @gerardomoncada5222 Před 5 lety +2

    Only education can save Ken Doll from a life of sanctioned criminality. And only education.

  • @angelabailey6436
    @angelabailey6436 Před 6 lety

    Wow

  • @mcglubski
    @mcglubski Před měsícem +1

    "It's far more important to prevent people from being victims"... well said Irish guy who will never read this comment

  • @nicolenalix9317
    @nicolenalix9317 Před 3 lety

  • @holierthan
    @holierthan Před 3 lety +1

    01:53: we see you. You don't see us.

  • @amydavidson4805
    @amydavidson4805 Před 2 lety

    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 ?

  • @jackkktruuummmppp4078
    @jackkktruuummmppp4078 Před 3 lety

    Give criminals a education

  • @tinykitchen1016
    @tinykitchen1016 Před rokem +1

    He speak fast because he have only few minutes to speak😁 , ✌, yeah he speak so fast but clear.

  • @edward8062
    @edward8062 Před 2 lety

    The problem is the government needs us uneducated

  • @aleksandarzivkovic4339
    @aleksandarzivkovic4339 Před 3 lety +1

    You must punish for examle in education

  • @chriswonder2747
    @chriswonder2747 Před 3 lety +1

    What about the monsters that only live to cause suffering

  • @edgarnersisyan4876
    @edgarnersisyan4876 Před 4 lety +1

    This man speaks very quickly😂

  • @ololadeakinrinade2969
    @ololadeakinrinade2969 Před 6 lety +23

    He's talking too fast. lool

  • @johndoyle1810
    @johndoyle1810 Před 3 lety

    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

  • @Sanela1
    @Sanela1 Před 6 lety

    This guy in the video has a lot to learn from Robert D. Hare !!!

  • @MidnightRambler
    @MidnightRambler Před 5 lety +1

    Hmmm say that after a home invasion

  • @UrbanSipfly
    @UrbanSipfly Před 8 lety +6

    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
      @Someone-dv8uj Před 7 lety +16

      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
      @jari7957 Před 7 lety +11

      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
      @genesis11am Před rokem

      Agree he should slow down but if you're so smart why don't you go on there & speak?

  • @ivanrodriguez268
    @ivanrodriguez268 Před rokem +2

    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
      @genesis11am Před 6 měsíci +1

      Studies show otherwise

    • @durkdiggler4346
      @durkdiggler4346 Před 6 měsíci

      Research says education helps, there's no question of it.