Marriage and Education are the two most significant anchoring devices that insulate a person from a life of crime and imprisonment. This is because if an individual is well educated they will have learned their rights from wrongs and what society demands of them to be good citizens and live a good life. They will also be more equipped to know their rights and not to perform crimes that will send them to prison. Even though some educated people still end up in prison, being educated still helps a lot of people make better choices and not commit crimes. In marriage, spouse can serve as an alibi in cases. under the law marriage has its privilege, such that a spouse is protected from being forced to testify about communications with his or her partner.
