This fascinating article looks back to the Depression period and other hard economic times and reveals that crime does not become rampant even though most people believe it happens.
You can either read the article itself or click on the article and listen to it as a podcast.
The one area that does increase involves domestic abuse. This is not surprising. Remember in Texas, the law requires that you report suspected elder or child abuse.
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I will not claim to be an expert on the Great Depression, however, I heard plenty of stories from my mother and my grandparents while I was growing up. That being said, I do not find this article very surprising. Back then people had the mindset that "we are all in this together" and they helped each other and shared with each other what little they had and could. While I hope our current recession does not become another depression I do hope we can all remember that we ARE all in this together. This economic crisis is felt all over the world.
As for the increase in domestic violence during tough economic times, I know this to be true. This happens even in "normal" economic conditions when the abuser loses their job and blames the spouse. The stress just becomes too much.
Sharon Irwin
CRIJ 3331
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