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Stopping the Cycle of Incarceration

通过乔恩·费恩曼M'10,执行董事兼形市内举重的创始人

我们的大脑是线d to quickly categorize people and situations, which helps us navigate a complex and dangerous world. For example, if we see a group of young people standing together in a so-called “rough” area of a city, who look different, dress different, have years of trauma expressed through their eyes, most of us will cross the street to avoid them. Our instincts are powerful and clear on this point: these young people are threats to our safety. They must be contained and policed. They must be isolated.

但是,如果我们最根本的直觉是错的,会发生什么?或者当我们故意违抗他们?如果参与帮派的年轻人是不是我们的社会结构产生了威胁,而是社会的力量,这将带来我们共同的东西的潜在来源?如果我们应不工作,以避免他们,或来中和,而是把它们作为从事未来的领导人,像朋友一样。

美国占世界​​人口的4.4%,但房屋近25%的世界囚犯。如果我们可以改变什么?而且,如果这种变化是不依赖于警察或政治,而是依赖于我们自己的决策作为个人,作为一个社区,作为一个社会?

最近,我们不得不共用一个想法,一个简单的解决方案,我们都可以发挥作用,在春天的TEDx活动剑桥的机会。下面是演示视频: