Nebraska lawmakers are being urged to invest more early as a way to fight crime down the road.
A group of law enforcement officers say that an investment in early childhood education would reduce the Nebraska crime rate, eventually.
State Senator Burke Harr of Omaha acknowledges that isn’t always a convincing argument in the Unicameral. . .

Harr says the discussion needs to be part of the on-going discussion at the state Capitol over ways to reduce prison overcrowding

Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady says too often the focus is on adding police officers, judicial officers, or prison beds. . .

Casady says new research indicates that strong early childhood education reduces crime in the long run.