Causes Of Street Crime In 80's

Crack cocaine and heroin was a epidemic, it increased street crime, child abuse, and spousal abuse. One of the biggest reason why these two drugs basically infested street crime was because the street level of crime is committed by drug gangs or by dependent drug users. They do certain things in order to support their habits. Street crimes relating to drugs can occur in any part of the U.S’ wealthy or poor. The book mentioned that “Cities with high unemployment, especially youth unemployment, leave many seeking alternative way to use their talents and ambitions” (Textbook, 128) This can refer to possibly dealing drugs, joining gangs, or etc and then creating street crimes. The cause of the youth joining gangs or any negativity that surrounds …show more content…
Since prostitution was and still illegal in some states the sex industry found a loop hole. In the early 1980’s there were groups of women who considered themselves as “Madams”. It was a fancy and possibly an undercover name of a prostitute. They were high-end escorts that wealthy individuals would hire during a night or two. The fact that the industry found a loop hole for still selling sex is also a crime that was occurring during the 80’s. Crime can be seen everywhere, does not matter what era it was in whatsoever. There are also all types of crime being committed. Statistics show that in the 80’s the biggest crime being committed were murders; then there were violet crimes. According to the statistics murders were being committed because of drugs, gangs, prostitution, and many more. It not only had to do with drugs, gangs, or prostitution but the main thing surrounding the crime was …show more content…
Drug dealers, pimps, the government, and anyone who was wrapped around that industry were committing crimes. Drug dealers had to sell, get money, and the outcome was crime. The pimps who were pimping the women needed money and the outcome was crime. All of the individuals that were either selling or dealing did that because they needed money, but the outcome was never successful. The outcome was always either being caught by officials or death. If the individuals were caught by officials then that’s when prison comes along. But just because the “bad guy” is in prison, that doesn’t mean the criminal committing crimes is out the woods. There are also crimes being committed either by the prisoners themselves, or the prison alone, or how the U.S benefits from the criminals, they benefit from the crimes being