Poverty as the Mother of all Crimes: Unveiling the Truth
Words: 1038 Pages: 3 3617Personal Testimony and the Link Between Poverty and Crime “I went searching on the street [for the pills]. Of course, that was more costly, and I didn’t have a job or any money, so I found a way to get money,” Mike Schouten said (Burdziak, 2017). Schouten was a victim of poverty, which led him to become a drug addict and eventually a convicted felon. Poverty and crime have always had an intimate relationship. Meeting basic needs becomes such an […]