Essays on Poverty And Crime

POVERTY AND CRIME

Introduction to background study Crime and poverty are some of the challenges that different societies face, and they have the effect of hindering attainment of a country's economic development. Through the development of practical policy issues, different governments struggle to eradicate crime and poverty, with the aim of achieving economic growth (Saunders, 2015). Crime has adverse effects on business performance due to instability and uncertainty issues. Different bodies are concerned that crime has put various governments at stake from achieving economic development, especially in the developing countries. Crime, as a setback to economic growth in the society, contributes to ...

The problem that will be discussed is how low income status affects the crime of theft. Theft is a crime that is an enormous problem for the less fortunate. There have been several studies pertaining to how low income status and race have a negative effect on the tendency to commit theft. This paper will discuss how these statistics relate to the poorer demographic and how theft is perpetuated by their cycle of poverty. The first article to be discussed conducts a study of how the rate of poverty is the independent variable in urban areas, (Poverty and Crime, ...

The Interrelationship Between Methamphetamines, The Poor and Crime

Methamphetamine is a readily available stimulant drug with effects similar to cocaine. The drug is commonly known as crystal meth, which affects the central nervous system and brain. The drug is commonly administered by smoking (Darke, Torok, Kaye, Ross, & McKetin, 2010). The interrelationship between methamphetamine, crime and poverty is complex. All users of methamphetamine do not commit crime and are not addicts. Crime and poverty are some of the socio-economic concerns affected by the use of methamphetamine. There is a basic interrelationship between methamphetamine use and crime. It is not legal to manufacture, distribute or posses drugs such as methamphetamine. ...