Using Entrepreneurship Education to Reduce Crime
Feb 11, 2013 - by Christopher Vaughan in Announcements, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Innovators, Social Entrepreneurship, Women and Entrepreneurship
About 3 percent of American adults are currently under correctional supervision, and about 1/3 of Americans will be arrested before age 23. Both groups may have trouble finding legitimate employment and may therefore turn to crime to make a living. Entrepreneurship education offers a way out of this cycle: self-employed entrepreneurs can circumvent background checks, low wages, and discrimination.
