Criminals born or product of their environment?

A crime as defined in the New Expanded Webster’s Dictionary is “a breach of law, divine or human.” Given this definition a criminal is a person who perpetrates actively breaking the law whether be positive law or natural law. The criminal code of Canada is prescriptive in the actions of the individuals in the society and the formation of the criminal code of Canada comes from the social norms and standards of society. Any …

…staggering 6 469 000 or 56.9%. The fact that 28.5% of African Americans in the United States are poor and that 56.9% of African American children under the age of 18 live are in single parent homes illustrates that poverty and the lack of dual parental role in young African American male’s life can be detrimental to his success in later life. Criminal behavior as shown is predominantly effected by environmental factors rather then the genetic disposition of the criminal element.