What is the correlation between a good economy and higher crime rates quizlet?

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Is there a correlation between crime and economy?
What role does the economy play in crime?
What is the relationship between crime and development?
What factors are correlated with crime?

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> CJS focuses on/ overselects from the poor

> Wealthy/powerful less often criminalised for offences

> In developed countries, there is a clear positive relationship between high incarceration levels and high levels of income inequality

> In the UK, arrestees more likely to have been excluded from school, spent time in the care system, be homeless, be rough sleepers

> Reinforcing nature of victimisation - UK prisoners are more likely to have experienced physical/sexual abuse in childhood and witnessed domestic violence in childhood, and be generally disadvantages in terms of physical and mental health, education, employment and family background.

> Risk that prison sentences increase likelihood of reoffending: loss of home, loss of job, financial problems, loss of family contact, mental/physical health, erosion of life skills, exposure to drugs.

> Points to CJS reinforcing inequality

> Following shooting of Mark Duggan, 4 days of rioting starting in London and spreading to other UK cities.

> Framed by government and press as about criminality and culture, not poverty. Linked to concepts of an 'underclass', moral collapse, breakdown of traditional family values, welfare dependency

> Rioters: predominantly male, young, range of ethnicities, from most deprived neighbourhoods, high poverty rates and SEN and low educational attainment. Those prosecuted identified from existing files, so misleading figures re previous police contact

> Rioters speak of 'best day of my life'; free stuff, deprivation and lack of opportunities, marginalisation and injustice (esp. politicians, banks, shops/employers), empowerment and revenge (esp against police)

> Rioters accounts indicate their experiences of poverty, inequality and marginalisation were key drivers of their desire to 'protest' through rioting

> Rioters more likely to receive custodial sentence than equivalent crimes committed outside the riots, and these sentences were longer than for non-riot equivalent custodial sentences.

Is there a correlation between crime and economy?

According to economic theory, crime should decrease as economic growth and opportunity improve. That's because the incentive to engage in illegal activity decreases as legal avenues of earning income become more fruitful.

What role does the economy play in crime?

Limited labor market opportunities, for instance low wages or high rates of unemployment, therefore can cause crime. Low levels of education can also contribute to crime, due to the role that human capital (education) plays in the opportunity costs, particularly the labor market alternatives, that individuals face.

What is the relationship between crime and development?

Modernization theory of crime posits that the process of social and economic development involves changes in the society which are criminogenic. These changes include: urbanization, industrialization, longevity or increased life expectancy, increased manufacturing and gross domestic products.

What factors are correlated with crime?

Economic conditions, including median income, poverty level, and job availability. Cultural factors and educational, recreational, and religious characteristics. Family conditions with respect to divorce and family cohesiveness.