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Essay / The Negative Effects of Unemployment - 1023
Due to unemployment, people will naturally struggle to make ends meet, and when this happens, some individuals turn to crime as a source of income. “the results show that the unemployment rate has a positive effect on the car theft rate and that the volatility of the unemployment rate has a negative effect, both in the short and long term” (Fallahi, Pourtaghi, Rodríguez, “The unemployment rate, unemployment volatility and crime”). Positive crime trends amid high unemployment are shocking, but one might think it's just another example of the many effects of widespread unemployment. Desperation, due to unemployment, for money can lead a person to commit crime to provide for their family. “From the perspective of the unemployed, if that person is criminally inclined, then property crimes become an alternative substitute for legal economic activities that generate income for the individual. However, being unemployed can cause frustration much deeper than just not being able to bring home an income to cover expenses. The general level of frustration among those who are unemployed may be so great that they may also engage in violent crime. » (Yang, Bijou, Lester and David, “Crime and unemployment”). Crime is a frightening reality and unemployment plays a major role in increasing crime rates. The correlation between increased crime and high unemployment is obvious. Unemployment can lead an individual to a life of