Is poverty caused by crime

Answer 1

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Many theories exist about crime and poverty going along with each other. I can offer a simple example: a poor man sees a rich man with a watch, car, wife, house, suit, etc. He becomes aware due to his life choices that he will not have the opportunity to attain these items or chances in the future. However, he can attain them through crime. If he wants, he shall get!! This is the anomie theory. Social strain and poverty keeps a person down long enough to destroy his hopes and dreams long enough for him/her to notice alternative means to get it.

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There is more high-end crime with the rich (they usually get away with it) than with the poor. Although it appears crime is on the rise in the poorer districts of a city it's amazing no matter how poor most people are they have a code of honor and hopefully pass it on to their children.

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I agree with some of the above post, but that's text book. Many people have made a 'good life' or become famous and have lived in the ghettos or come from poverty. Abraham Lincoln had a Grade 1 education and became the President of the United States and there are many more like him right up to date. Even today many who have not had a privileged life have become either successful business people or famous. I do agree environment has a lot to do with how a generation of children in poverty may choose the 'low road', but having talked to people of poverty myself they want to be something and get out of the ghetto so to speak and become well educated, becoming a doctor, nurse, executive, etc. It's a fact that people of poverty don't get the correct educational background in the schools in the U.S.

There are hundreds if not thousands of white collar workers (in your own government) not to mention Wall Street, etc., that are thieves and think they are intelligent enough to get away with it. Just because 'you've made it' doesn't mean some of these people can't be thieves or commit crimes. You can't make big money without stepping on a few fingers and toes! Most get away with their crimes whereas, the average citizen (poor or middle class) wouldn't. All you have to do is look at the news most nights.

It boils down to the fact we all possess the difference between right and wrong and which road we want to take to achieve our very best. Crime is created by all races in all cultures from the rich right down to the poor. It's just a matter if some of these people get away with it.

Answer 2

It can be. A lot of third world countries are very poor because of a corrupt government, or a corrupt organisations controlling governments. But then again if you put it that way (in my minds eye) that would just be laziness because if it was that bad in a country why don't the people get together and stop it. Like they are doing in Egypt.