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Sutherland (1949)

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argues that criminal statistics show that undoubtedly crime has a high incidence in the lower socio-economic class and a low incidence in the upper socio-economic class

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Social Exclusion Unit (2002)

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reported that many prisoners have a history of social exclusion and thus more like to grow up in care, poverty and have a family member with a criminal conviction

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Williams et al (2012)

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found that many prisoners had run away from home, experiences violence and drugs/alcohol misuse, excluded from school.

their literacy and numeracy levels were also lower than the general population

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Young (1988)

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discussed the ‘myth of the equal victim’ suggesting that certain groups are hit much harder when they become a victim of crime than other groups