Structural Explanation - Material Deprivation

Question 1

Link between material dep & crime? (1)

Answer 1

Ethnic minorities are more likely to live in poor, sub-standard areas

Question 2

Eval for this argument - which group is most likely to live in poverty?

Answer 2

• Bangladeshi and Pakistani are x6 more likely to live in poverty compared to yt people, yet they gave Lowe rates of offending in official police stats

Question 3

Eval for specific types of crime?

Answer 3

• not all crimes are linked to poverty and material dep
• fraud, dv, abuse, internet pornography, and drug smuggling aren’t linked to material deprivation

Question 4

How is material dep argument problematic?

Answer 4

• even when links exist, it is not clear why some people turn to crime while others do not