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Invest in Early Education Now to Save on Incarceration Later
September 11, 2013 by
Alyssa Haywoode
Photo: Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca. Courtesy of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.
“I’m the Guy You Pay Later,” is the name of
a new reportthat urges America to cut future crime rates – and costs — by investing in high-quality early education now.
One “guy” making this call is Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca whose stern face appears on the cover’s report.
In the report Baca writes: “My jail is filled with people who took the wrong path in life. It didn’t have to be that way. Law enforcement leaders nationwide know that one of the best ways to keep young people from dropping out of school and becoming criminals is to make sure they have a foundation for success in their earliest years. We are coming out in force to support high-quality early education and care for kids today so we can lower the devastating impact and cost of crime in the years to come.”
Another “guy” is Cook County Illinois Sheriff Tom Dart, who runs the nation’s
