Crime

13 Apr 2012

So what causes the rise and fall of crime?
Quite why crime rose inexorably from World War II until 1995 and then started falling is a question that still puzzles criminologists.
Because crime didn't just fall in the UK. It fell in almost every developed Western nation from pretty much the same time.
It fell in Canada and in the United States - even though those two countries operate very different criminal justice policies. It fell in Scandinavia and fell along the shores of the Mediterranean. It fell in Australia and fell in Iceland.

13 Apr 2012

The legalisation of abortion.

13 Apr 2012

Quote by Ben_Minx
The legalisation of abortion.

please enlighten us all ben. go on go on :bounce:

13 Apr 2012

Quote by starlightcouple
The legalisation of abortion.

please enlighten us all ben. go on go on :bounce:
You have a better answer?

13 Apr 2012

Quote by GnV
The legalisation of abortion.

please enlighten us all ben. go on go on :bounce:
You have a better answer?
well GNV as bluefish says in the start of this thread. " it puzzles criminologists ".
the legalisation of abortion eh?

Quote by Bluefish2009
Quite why crime rose inexorably from World War II until 1995

well world war 2 ended in 1945, and legalised abortion came into force in the UK in 1967, 22 years later. Abortion in the United States has been legal in every state since the 1973, which is even longer since the end of world war 2.
West Germany followed suit in 1974 and france abortion was decriminalised since the passage of the Veil Law in 1975. my point is very simple, why did crime rise between 1945 and 1967 at the earliest as the biggest countries in the western world had not even decrimialised abortion. so in that case from 1945 to 1967 in the UK how was abortion a cause dunno

so my point of it having nothing to do with what ben describes holds out. otherwise have you GNV got a better reeson then? as i beleeve it has nothing to do with abortion legal or otherwise.
i think i have maybe had a glass to many :cheers:

13 Apr 2012

I bet it has far more to do with reporting habits and recording methods than anything else.
That is assuming they are talking about all crime. There is bound to be a shift of numbers between types of crime as society changes. I'm pretty sure the number of horse thefts will have dropped along with the number of horses in everyfay use for instance.

13 Apr 2012

Nar its abortion honest, I love these forums lately.

13 Apr 2012

Quote by Ben_Minx
Nar its abortion honest, I love these forums lately.

have you any proof of that ben? bolt

13 Apr 2012

Quote by Ben_Minx
Nar its abortion honest, I love these forums lately.

I have always enjoyed them

13 Apr 2012

Quote by Ben_Minx
Nar its abortion honest, I love these forums lately.

I tend to agree without further research.
There was a surge in births after the war - the baby boomers then a drop in unwanted pregnancies as birth control, education and abortion became de rigour.

13 Apr 2012

Quote by GnV
Nar its abortion honest, I love these forums lately.

I tend to agree without further research.
There was a surge in births after the war - the baby boomers then a drop in unwanted pregnancies as birth control, education and abortion became de rigour.
It fell in Canada and in the United States - It fell in Scandinavia and fell along the shores of the Mediterranean. It fell in Australia and fell in Iceland.
Would that equally apply to all these country's?

13 Apr 2012

Quote by Ben_Minx
Nar its abortion honest, I love these forums lately.

hog wash, dole scrounging wanna be something, do gooders, are to blame and i wont be swayed :thumbup:
and do you know what??? the knowledge is passed down generation to generation better job than a London taxi driver now days lol

i like it here so much im gonna stay :twisted:

13 Apr 2012

Quote by foxylady2209
I bet it has far more to do with reporting habits and recording methods than anything else.
That is assuming they are talking about all crime. There is bound to be a shift of numbers between types of crime as society changes. I'm pretty sure the number of horse thefts will have dropped along with the number of horses in everyfay use for instance.

Yes valid points

14 Apr 2012

But the blog by 'Inspector Gadget' ( ) has some ideas on why crime statistics are going down, and also suggests that Mr Blunkett's theories on neighborhood policing may be very wrong.
Then again it probably is the legalisation of abortion.