> On the whole people commit crime because they are desperate (for money, for drugs, etc.), occasionally because they have an anti-social personality disorder.

> On the whole people commit crime because they are desperate (for money, for drugs, etc.), occasionally because they have an anti-social personality disorder. The data on poverty and crime isn’t directional. It’s not proven that poverty causes crime. It’s just as likely that crime causes poverty, or some other variables cause both.