Crime In the Caribbean Part 3: Solutions
Today we conclude our look at crime in the Caribbean and offer concrete solutions, to both deter and control criminal activity. 1. We need to completely overhaul the entire education system, starting at the primary level. Too many of our young Caribbean citizens are shortchanged by a system of education that is essentially elitist and which writes off too many of them. This leads to a feeling of marginalization and in many cases this social disaffection leads to negative social behavior and crime. Many of the violent crimes being committed in our region are executed by young people. Solution: Make the teaching of Civics and conflict resolution mandatory from the primary to university level. Introduce ethnic studies at all centers of education, and place a greater emphasis on the teaching of African studies within the educational system. Too many of our young people do not understand how our governments function. These subject areas will lead to a greater understanding ...