Fact or Fancy ?

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Fire Princess

It is a fact! But let me clarify that by adding it is true only in certain types of crimes. Here's what I found to support my answer.

"Numerous studies document that criminal activity is positively related to unemployment and negatively related to educational attainment levels within given communities. We study this phenomenon in the context of a search-equilibrium model, in which agents choose between formal employment and pursuing crime-related activities (theft). Prior to their "occupational choices," agents undertake costly schooling, raising their productivity. Crime acts, in essence, as a tax on human capital by affecting the probability that a worker's earnings (possessions) are subsequently appropriated. There are multiple equilibria. High crime, low levels of educational attainment, long spells of unemployment, and poverty are correlated across them."

Strategic Manipulator

Fact! Crime and poverty are interrelated to each other.

There will be no crime if no poverty and no poverty when there is no crime.

Letâ€™s take the case of corruption. If there is no corruption â€“greed, which refers to self interest of the corruptor- there will be no poverty since everything will be shared as per the entitlement of the people. If everything is shared equally, people won't do something against the law in order to survive as the basic needs are well distributed.

Sexy No More

Fact as Strategic M said...

Other crimes not related to poverty are mental and psychological abuse.

STL Biker

i would say fact although rich people commit crimes also many of them commit different types of crime.

jongbong

zzz... fact... hmmm... beer... zzz....

Bopols

It is a "statistical fact". Crime is not endemic to the poor, but the desperate poor are more vulnerable to committing crime.

The poor are also generally deprived of better education, if at all. Lack of education again increases the probability to commit misdemeanors.

Brennan L

Crime can work both ways. Its not always a poor person committing a crime. What about Arson? Homicide? I'd say Fancy because its not entirely true.

Felicity???

Fact <*-*>

Poverty = desperations = crime

Its a Girl - Proud New Mommy!

I would say fact. Although things become more elaborate and may also deal with 'larger' crimes when the criminal already has money to put into the planning needed to pull things off....

Explorer

Fact.
Sometimes you have to do what you have to in order to survive. But criminal activity can have many things that motivate the crime, from need to greed

NONAME

if it is a fact to say that 'Crime does not pay.'

then the answer would be Fancy.

Tijuana exxo

Crime is directly related to Poverty = Fallacy.

But most of the crime are commited due to poverty... sometimes greed like burglary, kidnapping, holdups, robbery.
There is also crime of passion which is commited by both the rich and the poor.
The crime of rape can also be commited by both social class.

Juan C

it's a fact... crime is part of the 'Poverty Cycle'...

jingjing

FACT: Crime is directly related to poverty. A number of studies shows that criminals are predominantly from the lower income stratum.

FALLACY: Poverty leads to a life of crime. Therefore, not all poor people will be criminals. And not all criminals are poor people.

jan-na~â™¥~ and im luvin it

not all crimes are directly related to poverty.

rich politicians kill each other

philosophical beaver

related yes, but not all crimes are committed by poor people. it's even scarier when "moneyed" people commit crimes. poor people normally use poverty as their alibi when committing crimes, they're either starving, someone is sick, they were evicted from their place of residence... but rich people commit crimes, sometimes just for the fun of it...

*georgina_w*

fact, but many rich people commit crimes

Well

Fact (in most cases). Poverty I argue is the primary motivator for petty crime, which sometimes graduates to worse offenses.

Genetic predisposition is true in a few cases. This is usually the case for executives like the Enron CEO who plundered others while he already had amassed massive wealth.

Aref H4

Fancy.

The rich commit crimes as well as the poor, but they have better ways of not showing them.

FANCY
Crime is committed by all types from all walks of life.
I think that it would be more fact if you said 'Crime is directly related to Greed.'

? viena ?

fancy. many rich people also commit crime.

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