DOES POVERTY LEADS TO CRIME?
* DISCRIMINATION BY GOVERNMENT
1. GOVERNMENT POLICY WHICH IS NOT FAIR.ERROR IN DISTRIBUTION OF
INCOME FOR ALL PEOPLE ESPECIALLY POOR PEOPLE.IT CREATES POVERTY
AMONG PEOPLE.THERE IS NO POLICY TO HELP POOR PEOPLE.GOVERNMENT
TENDS TO BLAME POOR PEOPLE FOR BARRIERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.E.G. APARTHEID RULES.AFRICAN
GOVERNMENT LEAD BY WHITE PEOPLE DISCRIMINATE BLACK PEOPLE B.
2. Higher unemployment would certainly increase poverty and at the same time lead to
more crime due to depression associated with being unemployed. Personal income per
capita, which is inversely correlated with the poverty level, still may increase crime since
greater wealth means greater benefits to thieves and robbers. Furthermore, because of
social class gaps, personal income per capita rates may not affect poverty to a great extent
(the income may be concentrated in a small percentage of the population).It might even
accentuate the difference between the upper and lower classes, thereby inducing more
crime.
3. In addition, racism towards minorities can lead to lower wages and fewer jobs, resulting
in higher poverty rates.
* LACKING OF EDUCATION
-POOR PEOPLE CANT PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THEMSELVES AND THEIR SON
AS THEY DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.EDUCATION PLAY A BIG ROLE IN
DEVELOPING PEOPLE MORAL AND THINKING
-Moreover, poverty may lead to an actual or perceived inferior education, which would
cause youth to count on less access to quality schools, jobs, and role models, decreasing
the opportunity costs of crime and increasing the probability of youth spending time on the
street associating with gangs, etc
