What makes criminals? by: Richard Wilson and Dan Marks Why are crime rates higher among some social groups than the others? Are some groups more prone to crime, or are they in situations more conducive to crime? Many factors can influence a person to commit a crime, but is there a common trait that lead people down the road to actually committing a crime. Some traits that can influence criminal behavior are: Families, Economic status, …showed first 75 words of 1463 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1463 total…not capable of getting the luxuries that they have deemed necessities. They have gone from being in a comfortable, employed state to an unemployed and very difficult state and no longer can live beyond their means. In conclusion, law offenders feel that by becoming criminally active they can elaborate themselves of any social or psychological problem they may have. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Obtained from- facts obtained from cnn.com recent almanacs thesis statements partially influenced by