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Root Causes of Crime

The document discusses root causes of crime which include economic factors like poverty, social environment, and family structures. Poverty manifests as a lack of opportunities and resources. Social root causes include inequality, lack of community support, and low value placed on children. Dysfunctional family conditions that contribute to crime include parental inadequacy, abuse, neglect, and violence. Preventing crime requires addressing the vulnerabilities in children today to reduce long-term behavioral problems and strengthen communities' ability to support at-risk families.

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Root Causes of Crime

Overview
 Individuals need to be responsible for their own actions.

 An understanding of root causes cannot and should not be

seen as a way to absolve from personal accountability.

 Individuals have an obligation to act responsibly with

respect for their fellow citizens; communities have a
responsibility to address those conditions, which hinder
healthy development and can become the breeding ground
for crime.

 Crime is primarily the outcome of multiple adverse social,

economic, cultural and family conditions.
To prevent Crime; it is important to have an
understanding of its roots

 Economic Factors/Poverty
 Social Environment
 Family Structures
Economic Factors/Poverty

 In addition to lack of financial resources,

poverty manifests itself in a lack of
educational opportunities, lack of meaningful
employment options, poor housing, lack of
hope and the prejudice against persons living
in poverty.
Social Environment

 Our social structure mirrors to citizens and

communities what we value and how we set
priorities. Social root causes of crime are:
inequality, not sharing power, lack of support
to families and neighborhoods, real or
perceived inaccessibility to services, lack of
leadership in communities, low value placed
on children and individual well-being, the
overexposure to television as a means of
recreation.
Family Structures

 Families are uniquely placed in contributing

to raising healthy responsible members of
society. But the task of putting children first
goes well beyond the family to include
communities and society.
Dysfunctional family conditions contribute to
future delinquency

 These conditions include:

Parental inadequacy
Parental conflict
Parental criminality
Lack of communication (both in quality and quantity)
Lack of respect and responsibility
Abuse and neglect of children
Family violence
“The offender of tomorrow is often the
vulnerable child of today”

 Vulnerable children are those at risk for significant and

enduring social, emotional, or behavioral problems.

 These children are more likely to be dependent on public

resources over the course of their development, particularly
through the child welfare, social assistance, corrections, or
mental health service systems.

 All children are potentially vulnerable and may develop

emotional or behavioral problems when their own physical or
emotional resources are unable to meet the challenges of
their social and physical environment.
Preventive efforts to achieve the following
goals: