Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Time, Kids and Crime
A couple of quotes from the "Time and Crime" chapter of Take Back Your Time:
Later it says
and then
Reassuring, isn't it?
In response to the enormous time demands on American workers, we have substituted the mantra "quality time" for the lack of "quantity time." Here, however, rhetoric and reality part company. Research shows that it is the quantity of supervised time, particularly after school, not the "quality time" we spend with our kids that keeps them out of trouble.
Later it says
Not surprisingly, teens are most likely to commit crimes or become victims between 2:30 pm and 8:30 pm
and then
Ironically, statistics show that high school students who have jobs get involved in more crime, not less, than those without jobs; the money they earn is often used for such recreation as illegal drugs, alcohol, and cars to evade parental control.
Reassuring, isn't it?
