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> Can you be more specific about which subcultures have ingrained criminality? It's better to have the courage of your convictions and just state outright which

by csa 3y ago

> Can you be more specific about which subcultures have ingrained criminality? It's better to have the courage of your convictions and just state outright which groups of people have a criminal nature. Not op, but… 1. Very low SES folks. 2. Very high SES folks. Different types of crimes, different levels and types of enforcement/convictions, but seems to be true from my experience. The absence of race in my two groups is intentional — SES is typically a better predictor of behavior than race.

mmerlin 3y ago
SES = Socioeconomic Status Please clarify your recently self-invented TLA (three letter acronym) at least once in your response to reduce the cognitive load on your fellow reader. Actually in this case the TLA would be more accurate as a TLA (two letter acronym) because Socioeconomic is just one word only...
- csa 3y ago
  > Please clarify your recently self-invented TLA (three letter acronym) at least once in your response to reduce the cognitive load on your fellow reader. “Self-invented”… hilarious. This is a relatively common term of art used in discussions of social science (e.g., psychology, political science, economics, etc.). I probably could have clarified, but I think the meaning should be easily inferred from the context. Plus, it’s easily confirmed with a quick look up (two taps on my phone) or search. Example of source that shows that it’s not something I just made up: https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/education https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/education
  - D13Fd 3y ago
    Invented or not, it’s annoying when someone assumes people reading their comment will know what an acronym from another field means.
- dmd 3y ago
  You’d better notify https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SES https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SES that this guy made it up and they should remove it from the dictionary
mullingitover 3y ago
Exactly this. And not even all low SES folks, but particularly those with generational poverty are high risk. Not passing judgment on that either, but I think the way to break that cycle is through high quality education combined with better security measures. The mental math is different for different people, when you believe that the risk of punishment for committing a crime is statistically low and the rewards are high (which will vary depending on your economic conditions). So make the rewards seem low by raising their economic conditions, and make the risk of punishment higher.

by csa 3y ago

mmerlin 3y ago

SES = Socioeconomic Status Please clarify your recently self-invented TLA (three letter acronym) at least once in your response to reduce the cognitive load on your fellow reader. Actually in this case the TLA would be more accurate as a TLA (two letter acronym) because Socioeconomic is just one word only...

csa 3y ago
> Please clarify your recently self-invented TLA (three letter acronym) at least once in your response to reduce the cognitive load on your fellow reader. “Self-invented”… hilarious. This is a relatively common term of art used in discussions of social science (e.g., psychology, political science, economics, etc.). I probably could have clarified, but I think the meaning should be easily inferred from the context. Plus, it’s easily confirmed with a quick look up (two taps on my phone) or search. Example of source that shows that it’s not something I just made up: https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/education https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/education
- D13Fd 3y ago
  Invented or not, it’s annoying when someone assumes people reading their comment will know what an acronym from another field means.
dmd 3y ago
You’d better notify https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SES https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SES that this guy made it up and they should remove it from the dictionary

mullingitover 3y ago

Exactly this. And not even all low SES folks, but particularly those with generational poverty are high risk. Not passing judgment on that either, but I think the way to break that cycle is through high quality education combined with better security measures. The mental math is different for different people, when you believe that the risk of punishment for committing a crime is statistically low and the rewards are high (which will vary depending on your economic conditions). So make the rewards seem low by raising their economic conditions, and make the risk of punishment higher.