Crime and Economics
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Why do you think one neighborhood or city has more crime than another?
In your opinion, why do you think some individuals within low-crime neighborhoods commit crimes while many in high-crime areas refrain from crime? Does this suggest that the environment has little impact on an individual's criminal behavior? Explain.
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This solution provides help with preparing an assignment explaining why some neighborhoods have more crime than others, including what some of the motives are for committing crimes.
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Part I
There are a lot of reasons that lead to crime, and at that there are several different types of crimes. Specifically, there are two major classes of crimes: white collar crimes and blue collar crimes.
From a sociological perspective there are many reasons that can lead to crime.
When writing your paper you may want to discuss the following:
1) demographics;
2) poverty;
3) family issues (many children today are growing up with a parent in jail);
4) opportunity; and
5) culture.
Some crimes are committed because they are easy and not risky. Think of the phrase "locks keep honest people honest." How might ...
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