Poverty & Crime
<p>I have written before about poverty and crime, and violent offending, stressing that the relationship between offending and poverty is not a straightforward one e.g., that in the postwar period, crime, including violent offending increased significantly up until the early 1990’s despite standards of living rising considerably, and poverty levels falling dramatically. The conclusion being that the creation of “opportunities” to offend was a more significant and important factor e.g., people had greater amounts of leisure time, and had disposable income that allowed them to spend more time away from their homes in public settings etc. You can read more about this in the articles: why crime rates rose, and why crime rates fell. However, it would be wrong to conclude that poverty, has no effect upon violence and violent offending, and in this article I want to examine some of the reasons why this is the case,</p>
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