Minorities with low incomes are more likely to commit crime relative to those with higher incomes. The independent variable is low income. The dependent variable is crimes. The units of analysis are minorities.
Minorities in low income conditions fall into the life of crime. For many different reasons, which may leave them with no other option than to commit a crime. They may feel the need to commit a crime to survive or to act in a way of bitterness toward others, who may have more capabilities to do more and even at times to protect their families from danger. Minorities who receive a high income may perhaps allow them to sustain a healthy standard of living. Seldom do individuals who receive a solid income have to resort to the opportunity to commit a crime. …show more content…
“Scholars working within the rational choice theoretical tradition have noted how individual perceptions of the relative costs and benefits of engaging in any particular form of criminal behavior are a consequence of a host of individual and contextual factors (Pratt, 2008, p.43).” Low income minorities are surrounded by poor conditions, dangerous communities, and they receive inadequate services and the school systems are not near where they need to be considered as satisfactory, leaving them with less job opportunities to excel in the world. High income minorities are typically living in a nice neighborhood, with excellent services and an adequate school system giving them the education they need to excel in the work
Minorities in low income conditions fall into the life of crime. For many different reasons, which may leave them with no other option than to commit a crime. They may feel the need to commit a crime to survive or to act in a way of bitterness toward others, who may have more capabilities to do more and even at times to protect their families from danger. Minorities who receive a high income may perhaps allow them to sustain a healthy standard of living. Seldom do individuals who receive a solid income have to resort to the opportunity to commit a crime. …show more content…
“Scholars working within the rational choice theoretical tradition have noted how individual perceptions of the relative costs and benefits of engaging in any particular form of criminal behavior are a consequence of a host of individual and contextual factors (Pratt, 2008, p.43).” Low income minorities are surrounded by poor conditions, dangerous communities, and they receive inadequate services and the school systems are not near where they need to be considered as satisfactory, leaving them with less job opportunities to excel in the world. High income minorities are typically living in a nice neighborhood, with excellent services and an adequate school system giving them the education they need to excel in the work