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Literacy and Crime Rates

The Shocking Contributor To Crime in Canada

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.19.2012 | Canada
Craig and Marc Kielburger

After passing out from a cocktail of pills, Sally awoke to find a friend dead beside her. She knew she had to change. She was only 15. Illiteracy is a common thread in the stories of troubled Aboriginal youth like Sally. Experts want to change the way Canada thinks about youth delinquency. The solution, they say, starts with reading and writing.