Schools are deliberately failing to correct spelling mistakes.

[Jeffrey Shaw]

Yes. But the point is whether illiterate people are more likely to go criminal or whether criminally-disposed people are more likely to be illiterate. If prison education spent more time on educating them to literacy, they might be not be reincarcerated.

[Cyclone]

Yes. But the point is whether illiterate people are more likely to go criminal or whether criminally-disposed people are more likely to be illiterate. If prison education spent more time on educating them to literacy, they might be not be reincarcerated.

 

Does illiteracy increase the likelihood of ending up in prison?

 

So that's what you were trying to ask?

 

Are the criminally disposed more likely to be illiterate can be answered already (assuming that those in jail are representative) the answer is yes.

 

If you want to infer some root cause to both of them though, ie a factor that causes criminal behaviour and is likely to result in illiteracy then you'll probably need a sociology degree and a flame proof suit.

[max]

Does illiteracy increase the likelihood of ending up in prison?

 

So that's what you were trying to ask?

 

Are the criminally disposed more likely to be illiterate can be answered already (assuming that those in jail are representative) the answer is yes.

If you want to infer some root cause to both of them though, ie a factor that causes criminal behaviour and is likely to result in illiteracy then you'll probably need a sociology degree and a flame proof suit.

 

The second point in bold does not necessarily follow from the first. Is it not feasible that the illiterate criminally disposed is more likely to be imprisoned than the literate?

[Cyclone]

Which is why I clearly stated the assumption.

[SiSiSi]

In other words, thick people are more likely to end up in prison. The way of the world I'm afraid.

[Jeffrey Shaw]

In other words, thick people are more likely to end up in prison.

Not necessarily: lack of intelligence does not always correlate with illiteracy nor with criminality.

[Cyclone]

People in prison are more likely to be 'thick', being a) criminal and b) caught does seem to show a strong correlation with being a little bit dim.

 

I'd argue that lack of intelligence does correlate quite strongly with illiteracy though.

[stereolab]

Because I got into the habit years ago, and, since it make no difference whatsoever to the understanding of the text (most people can`t tell the difference anyway), I can`t be arsed to change.

 

It makes it harder to read.