Social deprivation and crime are inextricably linked
Social deprivation and crime are inextricably linked
Almost half of the 83,000 people in prison ran away from home as a child and cannot read as well as an 11 year old. Almost 30 per cent have been through the care system and similar proportions were homeless before entering prison.
Today’s prison population shows that an overwhelming majority of prisoners are the product of social breakdown. Prisoners are far more likely to have lived in poverty, to come from broken families, to be unemployed and in considerable debt and to be experiencing an addiction. Deprivation is an important factor that leads to crime. Poverty doesn’t cause crime but there is an obvious direct relationship between them. Effects of deprivation can impact on individuals and make them more likely to become involved in crime. There is no single cause to crime as many factors can lead to it, but there are very significant factors that make the cause seem more likely such as poverty. Although there is no convincing explanation as to why most people that live in poverty don’t ever commit a crime it is definitely clear that the combinations of the effects of poverty in some people’s lives lead to crime. For example 67% of prisoners were unemployed prior to imprisonment compared to just 5% of the population. This is an exceptionally high number and obviously provides some form of a link.
I will entail to find out whether social deprivation and crime are linked and whether poverty is one of the main factors that lead to crime. I will also consider other factors such as age and race. There are many factors that lead to crime, however many of them may not be sufficient enough therefore I will establish what factors may be a more true link to crime.
Alcohol and drugs
Alcohol is one of the biggest factors leading to crime as “A third of all crimes are alcohol related crimes” “From approximately 10.30pm to 3.00am the majority of arrests are for alcohol-related offences.” Alcohol can affect a person’s
Almost half of the 83,000 people in prison ran away from home as a child and cannot read as well as an 11 year old. Almost 30 per cent have been through the care system and similar proportions were homeless before entering prison.
Today’s prison population shows that an overwhelming majority of prisoners are the product of social breakdown. Prisoners are far more likely to have lived in poverty, to come from broken families, to be unemployed and in considerable debt and to be experiencing an addiction. Deprivation is an important factor that leads to crime. Poverty doesn’t cause crime but there is an obvious direct relationship between them. Effects of deprivation can impact on individuals and make them more likely to become involved in crime. There is no single cause to crime as many factors can lead to it, but there are very significant factors that make the cause seem more likely such as poverty. Although there is no convincing explanation as to why most people that live in poverty don’t ever commit a crime it is definitely clear that the combinations of the effects of poverty in some people’s lives lead to crime. For example 67% of prisoners were unemployed prior to imprisonment compared to just 5% of the population. This is an exceptionally high number and obviously provides some form of a link.
I will entail to find out whether social deprivation and crime are linked and whether poverty is one of the main factors that lead to crime. I will also consider other factors such as age and race. There are many factors that lead to crime, however many of them may not be sufficient enough therefore I will establish what factors may be a more true link to crime.
Alcohol and drugs
Alcohol is one of the biggest factors leading to crime as “A third of all crimes are alcohol related crimes” “From approximately 10.30pm to 3.00am the majority of arrests are for alcohol-related offences.” Alcohol can affect a person’s