What is Crime
Crime is a violation of societal rules of behavior as interpreted by a legal criminal code created by people holding social and political power. ... Our ideals of crime have long been governed by the values we grew up on from family. These values are then influenced and changed by the people that we come into contact with threw out our lives, the media and it’s portrayal of what is to be considered criminal, along with our own experiences with crime or the lack there of. These sources of information on crime are not always accurate. ... These media representations that tend to be inaccurate can cause the public to support the concepts of law and order for only specific crimes that they can relate to hearing about or viewing, which could be another reason for the lack of knowledge that we are open to on the crime rate issue. ... When we think about crime we are often left with the though of the majority of people that are involved with criminal activity, either as the criminal or as the victim, are from a wide range of backgrounds. ... Mainly those who are from marginalized groups such as the elderly, poor, vulnerable, females, cultural minorities, and those who live in a particular region are at the greatest risk of being victimized by crime. ... Are there higher rates of incarceration among specific groups simply because they are the ones that are committing the most crime? ... Those who are from a lower class of living also have the disadvantage of being incarcerated when charged with committing a crime. ... Yet, how often do we see a person incarcerated for the crime of money laundering? ... In concluding my thoughts on the information given, I find that the basic reason behind the type of people incarcerated is that if you commit a crime and you have nothing financially to contribute to the economy of society you are viewed as being less important compared to those among us that are more financially able to contribute to the economy are considered assets.