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They found that cultural factors were far more correlated with criminality than socioeconomic status.
I don’t speak Swedish and it appears that the full report is only available in Swedish.
From the end of their English summary:
Research questions
The presentation of results is based on the following central question: According to the published research, what is the significance of socioeconomic family background during childhood for explaining individual differences in offending?
Sub-questions include: What do studies from Sweden and other countries say about the correlation between socioeconomic background during childhood and involvement in crime? Are there differences between men and women? How strong is this correlation, and how does this compare with the strength of the correlations found for various factors described in the research as established risk factors for offending? How do researchers explain the links between socioeconomic background factors and participation in crime?
I also don’t trust an automated translation to accurately convey a full report and any nuance it may contain. It sounds like they are analyzing socioeconomic background and not socioeconomic status, is that correct?
There is a substantial difference between “I grew up poor” and “I’m currently unable to afford a dignified life.” Yes, statistically you are more likely to continue to be poor, but you background does not define your current status.
I stated: Most crime is a direct result of poverty.
I’m not arguing that crime is the direct result of growing up in poverty. I’m arguing that the goal of most crime (and I’m focusing specifically on what you might call “economic crime”) is the manifestation of someone’s need or desire for something that someone not living paycheck to paycheck would take for granted.
I don’t speak Swedish and it appears that the full report is only available in Swedish.
From the end of their English summary:
I also don’t trust an automated translation to accurately convey a full report and any nuance it may contain. It sounds like they are analyzing socioeconomic background and not socioeconomic status, is that correct?
There is a substantial difference between “I grew up poor” and “I’m currently unable to afford a dignified life.” Yes, statistically you are more likely to continue to be poor, but you background does not define your current status.
I stated: Most crime is a direct result of poverty.
I’m not arguing that crime is the direct result of growing up in poverty. I’m arguing that the goal of most crime (and I’m focusing specifically on what you might call “economic crime”) is the manifestation of someone’s need or desire for something that someone not living paycheck to paycheck would take for granted.