Topic summary
Street crimes
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Street crime.
Social influences on street crime
Other factors that lead to street crimes are poverty, unemployment, and parental neglect. Crime rates in areas that are characterized by higher rates of unemployment and poverty are estimated to be greater than in other well-developed areas. There is a greater probability of unemployed adolescents not only being offenders but also victims of violence and street crimes. In addition, people with low self-control have a higher chance of committing street crimes. When individuals have low self-control, they tend to make decisions without thought, which leads to street crimes. Another underlying cause of street crime stems from parents who deal with more financial or social pressures, as they are at a higher risk of practicing poor parental techniques such as insufficient disciplinary actions, neglect, and ineffective supervision. Such parental actions are likely to increase the likelihood of teenage participation in street crimes.