Crime is caused by poverty and unemployment! If poverty increases, then so too does crime. Such is the conclusion of the 'no-fault' theory of crime that holds sway among the social-affairs experts. In this book, Dennis argues with the central assumptions of this theory, focusing his criticism on the poverty lobby which claims "the poor are getting poorer and thus, so is crime". Dennis disagrees, instead arguing that rising crime is caused by decline in the family structure. The underlying theme here is that money will not help a problem which is essentially a moral and cultural one.
- ISBN10 0255363923
- ISBN13 9780255363921
- Publish Date January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 June 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Civitas:Institute for the Study of Civil Society
- Format Paperback
- Pages 212
- Language English