According to the American Psychological Association. Socioeconomic status is defined as the social standing or class of an individual or group. Socioeconomic status can be determined by education, income, and occupation. Statistics states individuals living in lower socioeconomic status are more likely to commit a crime, then individual living in a higher socioeconomic status. There are several factors which explains the relationship between poverty and crime. But whether the fact if growing up in poverty results in a life of crime and violence is unclear.
Crime exist everywhere whether it’s an area with low or high socioeconomic status. However, it presence is stronger in some come communities. Crimes affecting low socioeconomic communities are commonly carried out by an individual in a attempt to obtain resources or material good that they would not be able to acquire due to lack of funds or opportunities. Other factors that may be the reason for lack of crime in high socioeconomic communities may be a higher availability for assistance programs, recreational facilities, affordable education, and an increase in job opportunities.
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Criminal behavior and activities which may include robbery, theft, and drug related offenses. The reason being is that in places where there is a lower socioeconomic class resources an opportunity’s may not be available compared to that of a higher socioeconomic