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Marc Levy

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-Can economic crises bring rise in crime ?Crime may peak during economic crises, During periods of economic stress, the incidence of robbery may double, and homicide and motor vehicle theft also increase.While a consistent relationship between specific crimes and specific economic factors could not be established, the evidence shows that crime is linked to the economic climate. Such findings are consistent with criminal motivation theory, which suggests that economic stress causes an increase in criminal behaviour. The available data do not, however, support the theory of criminal opportunity, which suggests that decreased levels of production and consumption may reduce some types of crime, such as property crime, by creating fewer potential crime targets."The presence of youth gangs, the availability of weapons and potential targets, drug and alcohol consumption and the effectiveness of law enforcement all play a significant role in enabling or restraining overall crime levels", -Relationship between a recession and crimeCriminologists say bad economies create more crime; economists say the opposite. But recent data reveals neither explanation is right. I've been wondering if hard economic times would cause people to commit more crimes. For example, areas with chronic poverty and unemployment tend to have high rates of child neglect and abuse. Child neglect and abuse greatly increase the risk of juveniles getting involved in crime.So areas with high rates of unemployment cop a double whammy. Their crime rates are higher because of the direct effect of unemployment and its long-term indirect effects as well.Will the current recession produce an increase in crime? If the recession doesn't last long, there may be no effect at all. But if the recession is deep and the pool of young long-term unemployed rises, there is every reason to expect an increase in crime.Moreover, if this happens, the effects may last a long while. The longer you are out of work, the harder it is to find a job, and the more attractive crime becomes as an alternative source of income. And what happens this recession depends on still more factors, the most important being the income that can be earned from crime e.g.selling illegal drugs. Many thoughtful observers think that we put too many offenders in prison for too long. For some criminals, such as low-level drug dealers and former inmates returned to prison for parole violations, that may be so. The difference results not from willingness to send convicted offenders to prison in many countries' legal system

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