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reply to post by Chance321
but I'm comfortable
Originally posted by ga-`tv-gi
Paid for what?
Originally posted by onfire49
And you must be kidding when you say most crime is committed out of poverty, desperation, etc.
There is a direct correlation between poverty and criminality (Kelly, 2000; Block and Heineke, 1975). Becker’s economic theory of crime (1968) assumes that people resort to crime only if the costs of committing the crime are
lower than the benefits gained. Those living in poverty, therefore, have a much greater chance of committing property crime (Kelly, 2000, Chiu and Madden, 1998) than the general population. Property crime is defined as
burglary, larceny, or theft (O’Connor, 2005). In his 1968 paper, Becker used statistical and economic analysis to determine the optimal control of crime. Here, we use a system of ODEs to try and get a more realistic, dynamical
solution to that same question.
Originally posted by Fitch303
Hmmm so odd that these people want to bite the hand that feeds them. the bottom 47% pay no income taxes while they take up just about all the resources in terms of gov assistance.
Originally posted by kn0wh0w
i see a bunch of people ranting...
this has nothing to do with the OWS and the overall goal of the movement.
they talked about:
- racism from police
- a piece of legislature that needs to be killed
- power to the people
- walmart not hiring criminals
- wanting jobs and needing them now
- complaining their jobs went overseas
Originally posted by ANOK
Why do you think the projects have more crime than a fancy neighborhood? Better class of people?
Or do they just have the resources to hide their crimes?
There is a direct correlation between poverty and criminality (Kelly, 2000; Block and Heineke, 1975). Becker’s economic theory of crime (1968) assumes that people resort to crime only if the costs of committing the crime are
lower than the benefits gained. Those living in poverty, therefore, have a much greater chance of committing property crime (Kelly, 2000, Chiu and Madden, 1998) than the general population. Property crime is defined as
burglary, larceny, or theft (O’Connor, 2005). In his 1968 paper, Becker used statistical and economic analysis to determine the optimal control of crime. Here, we use a system of ODEs to try and get a more realistic, dynamical
solution to that same question.
mtbi.asu.edu...
Property crime is the most common form of crime. History proves there is a connection between poverty and risky behavior. The fewer options a person has the more likely that will commit crime. Lack of education, health care, hope, despair etc., in a community will breed criminals, and anti-social behavior.
www.chicagonow.com...
edit on 11/5/2011 by ANOK because: typo