Hi Rick- There was a study presented at one of the Banff confernces on Behaviour Mod. in the mid seventies that spoke to this issue. Unfortunately, I can't find it in my boxes of old office stuff. However, the gist of the paper was that the best predictor of crime (especially violent crime) was not income per se, but the disparity of income between parents and young-adult children. During periods of either general wealth or poverty violent crime was fairly low. However, during periods when Mom & Dad had plenty of money but the kids couldn't get a job flipping burgers at McDs violent crime went up. This is not to suggest that Chris's point about demographics should be ignored. I think that it is an important factor as well. I would like to see a model which incorporated both factors. I think that both show that the simplistic notion that jobs = low crime is just that; simplistic.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Froman <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:13 am Subject: [tips] Interesting correlation graphic To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > Here is an interesting graphic that could provide a jumping off > point for some discussions on correlational relationships. > > http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1006/crime-and- > unemployment/flat.html > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > Professor of Psychology > Box 3055 > John Brown University > 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > [email protected] > (479)524-7295 > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > "The LORD detests both Type I and Type II errors." Proverbs 17:15 > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=3146or > send a blank email to > leave-3146-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3158 or send a blank email to leave-3158-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
