Do free education, paid work, and unconditional social support REALLY prevent crime? Find out as we travel to a far distant future where the answers to these questions can be found and vefifiably proven...like in the references below!!!Also, big thanks to Aries Beats for the amazing music used in this episode:https://youtu.be/Dcfaittfv8o?si=bZISGVD0uds-T7YlCareer Criminals, Superpredators, and What Everyone Gets Wrong About Crime https://youtu.be/8rLA-TidolYBEYOND BARS: Education Key to Lower Recidivism. Jeff Isabell-Taylor https://www.nlg.org/guild-notes/article/beyond-bars-education-key-to-lower-recidivism/#:~:text=Prisoners%20who%20achieve%20a%20high,a%20master's%20degree%20is%200%25.Preventing Recidivism Through Education. Tracy Giovanetti | TEDxHickory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rK3x1jD4NkPrison Education Reduces Recidivism. Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA https://federalcriminaldefenseattorney.com/prison-education-facts/prison-education-reduces-recidivism/A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice. The Brooking Institute and The American Enterprise Institute https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Better-Path-Forward_Brookings-AEI-report.pdfWhat to know about attending college in prison. Heidi Riverahttps://www.bankrate.com/loans/student-loans/attending-college-while-incarcerated/THE LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON. Stephanie Gaskill, Mary R. Gould, Ved Price, Erin L. Castro, Amy Lermanhttps://assets-global.website-files.com/5e3dd3cf0b4b54470c8b1be1/6491de8e5d0081067689ab52_TheLandscapeofHigherEducationinPrison-2020-2021.pdfWhat the data says about crime in the U.S. John Gramlichhttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/#:~:text=Which%20kinds%20of%20crime%20are,violent%20crimes%20per%20100%2C000%20people.FBI:UCR 2019 Crime in the United Stateshttps://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019Breaches in the Wall: Imprisonment, Social Support, and Recidivism. Joshua C. Cochranhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joshua-Cochran/publication/262010228_Breaches_in_the_Wall_Imprisonment_Social_Support_and_Recidivism/links/02e7e5365294f3ec10000000/Breaches-in-the-Wall-Imprisonment-Social-Support-and-Recidivism.pdfSupport The Shakedown at: https://www.patreon.com/TheShakedown More about The Shakedown at: https://shakedown.showFind Shakedown merch and support us at: https://wayword.pressThe Shakedown on IG, Threads, FB, BlueSky, or TikTok: @gettheshakedownRainforest on IG: @lorax4life