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Causes Of Lower Class Crimes

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I do not think that lower class members are likely to commit more crimes. I believe however that the majority of criminals caught are individuals of the lower class. Many lower class criminals are caught because they commit crimes that are noticeable than those criminals in the upper class. The lower class tends to have a limited availability of education while the upper class does not and this can help them get caught. Someone selling drugs on the street is more likely to get caught than those people who embezzle, fraud, etc... I definitely do believe that the lower class members are more likely to get arrested/convicted. These criminals cannot afford a decent attorney to represent them and thus they are more likely to serve jail time than

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