No

manhattan-institute.org

Civic Report 8 | Right-Sizing Justice: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Imprisonment in Three States, by Anne Morrison Piehl, Bert Useem, and John J. DiIulio, Jr.

On the one hand, they suggest that the vast majority of prisoners are not driven to crime by dire economic need.

Civic Report 8 | Right-Sizing Justice: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Imprisonment in Three States, by Anne Morrison Piehl, Bert Useem, and John J. DiIulio, Jr.

. Crime appears to be an addon to economically viable lives.

Heritage Foundation

Crime, Poverty and the Familiy | The Heritage Foundation

But standing alone, the correlation between poverty as a causal factor in crime is very weak.

Crime, Poverty and the Familiy | The Heritage Foundation

Now frankly, I think the argument that poverty causes crime is too much overstated.

markhumphrys.com

Crime

Most criminals in the west are not decent people, starving and "stealing a chicken to feed their family".

Crime

Most criminals in the west are not decent people, starving and "stealing a chicken to feed their family".

Yes

law.jrank.org

Causes of Crime - Explaining Crime, Physical Abnormalities, Psychological Disorders, Social And Economic Factors, Broken Windows, Income And Education

Yet since some criminals are driven by factors largely out of their control, punishment will not be an effective deterrent.

cssforum.com.pk

what is criminal behavior - CSS Forums

Yet since some criminals are driven by factors largely out of their control, punishment will not be an effective deterrent.