17
Sep
2015
By Calvin at 13:27 GMT, 10 years ago
The assumption that rising unemployment means rising crime is challenged by new research by the Universities of Sheffield, Southampton and SciencesPo in Paris.
The study finds that the association between unemployment and property crime – which was strong in the 1970s and 1980s – weakened after 1995 and became non-existent by 2005.
The research, which will be presented by Professor Will Jennings of the University of Southampton at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies on Friday (18 September 2015), finds that the relationship between the economy and crime rates has varied over time.
This helps to shed light on why the official crime rate did not rise following the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
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