Causes of Crime

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

So our training is as good as anyone's, but the roots of this problem go deeper.

Therefore any implied criticism of our training is wrong, and it's also wrong to hold up this training as any kind of adequate answer to this 'deep rooted problem.'

Very good, noonereal's post was all wrong, but you've disposed of that criticism. Still you did bring up 'this problem' though. It might actually be constructive to identify things we agree are problems. Are you willing to say a little more about what you meant with regard to that?

The list of contributing factors is huge, with plenty of blame to go around. Poverty, drugs, unemployment, guns, lack of opportunity, broken families, racism, overzealous cops, stupid laws, cultural differences ....

Need I go on?

My comments as to the training component is that it is likely less a contributing factor than any of those above, largely based upon my attendance (with eyes barely open) to shitloads of corporate training over a long career from EEO to sexual harassment to security to health & safety to ....

With regard to the Brit's point in Noone's post, I just think it's another example of a European applying their cultural paradigms and perspectives to our culture. They're more prone to do so when it comes to things that are better there, and not for things that aren't. Claiming cultural superiority is common on both sides of the Atlantic.