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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Second sentence got sort of unwieldy.
Option A) Crime is reduced because of efforts made on the poverty front
Option B) Crime goes down because of a societal shift which places pressure on individuals to act responsibly.
I choose option B.
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It isn't a matter of choice, though.
There is no predicting which crime prevention measure will actually make crime decrease. And there's no way of knowing that Option B works unless evaluations are conducted that determine that it was Option B instead of Option A and/or other factors (stronger family units, decreased structural inequalities, better schooling, etc.).
But like I said implementing a number of crime prevention and control measures provides a holistic approach. We just have to get tax payers to understand that these prevention measures are not free. Even holding individuals accountable through punishment and advancing family values and morality aren't free initiatives.