Socio-economic Theories of Crime

Title Socio-economic Theories of Crime Abstract This work is an overview of social deviance as it pertains to socio-economics and criminal behavior. It looks at criminal law and punishments, written by those who are not poor, which is imposed more on those who are poor and are committing more of the crime. The question is asked, “if the poor were in power, would there be alternative solutions to prevent crime?” Considerations are made as to societal explanations for crime in poor neighborhoods and families, such as the extent to which crime results from poverty or that poverty replicates crime. Factors may include poor choices often made by individuals in poverty that seem to make crime more necessary to survive and succeed. Other factors to be considered are that poor families are more likely to have broken homes or missing structural support that would otherwise facilitate a productive livelihood and child-rearing.