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

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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[chrisogonas]

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

[kieranjoy]

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

[SnapDragon]

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

[Neo-mwpp]

John Lonergan is lovely man, very compassionate toward people.

[kennethbale]

What a great angle he's pushing. And credible too.

[chrisdavis]

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

[lisasisc]

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

[bubbly]

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

[elcoquihermoso]

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

[mcglubski]

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

[dexterdan]

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

[sohamachrekar]

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

[JohnSmith-hshn]

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

[nikkijubilant]

Let's educate the university professors and experts about the poor distribution of resources. All the "status quo " education only perpetuates the low wages, exploitation of most workers, etc etc.

[holierthan]

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

[alexamaezebua]

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.

[gerardomoncada]

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

[amydavidson]

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 ?

[edward]

The problem is the government needs us uneducated

[tinykitchen]

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