Explain how poverty and racism go hand in hand in creating the stage for criminal behavior

What will be an ideal response?


The following is one example as to how poverty and racism create the stage for criminal behavior:
• Majority of women are unemployed at the time of their arrest.
• The racialized feminization of poverty limits women's survival options and sometimes leads to their involvement in illegal activities.
• Poor and minority women are the major casualties of America's war on drugs.

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What will be an ideal response?

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