Determining The Relationship Between Income And Property Crime

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Crime is a part of nearly every society in the world. People commit crimes for many different reasons, but one of the most prevalent variables that is studied to determine whether or not a person is likely to commit and crime and the type of crime they will commit is the person’s amount of income. The purpose of this research project is to prove that the relationship between income and violent and property crime has a positive correlation. Although people of all tax brackets and classes commit violent crimes and property crimes, the incidents and prevalence of crimes of those two categories are much higher in low income neighborhoods and communities than they are in higher income areas and communities due to their distinctive differences in …show more content…

Although middle and upper class citizens still commit violent crimes and property crimes, they are not as common as they are in lower class areas. The more common types of crime committed by those in the middle and upper classes of society are “white collar crimes.” White collar crime can be defined in numerous ways, but for the most part, it is defined by the people who commit the crimes and the crimes that they commit. In regards to people that commit the crimes, white collar crimes can be defined as “crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” When focusing on the actual crimes being committed, white collar crime can be defined as” classes of non-violent illegal activities which principally involve traditional notions of deceit, deception, concealment, manipulation, breach of trust, subterfuge or illegal circumvention.” . White collar crimes are committed for the sole purpose of increasing one’s wealth. When people commit white collar crimes, they usually do not really need the extra funds but for some reason want them bad enough to obtain it through illegitimate way. Crimes such as forgery, fraud, identity theft, embezzlement, money laundering and so …show more content…

One thing that would prove useful in trying to gain a better understanding of why the nature of crime is more violent in the lower classes, and not in the middle and upper classes, is grasping an understanding of the code of the street. As stated earlier, the code of the street is a way of living for those that live in the inner city. It’s all based off a set of rules or moral codes that have been taught to them since youth that govern how they must govern themselves in order to survive. These rules are not set in stone but they are very real. One thing about the code of the street is that it is only taught and used in the inner city. Those who do not live in the in the inner city are not taught the code of the street because they do not need it in the areas that they live. To better understand where the Code of the Street is used and where it is not, refer to the concentric zone model and the social disorganization

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