Are Criminals Born or Made By Steve Lanier October 18, 2000 Being a criminal is not something you are born with, it is something you turn into gradually over time. The effects of child abuse, single parent families, and the environment in which they grew up make criminals. Children who have been abused are more likely to grow up to be criminals. Abused children grow up with a large amount of hate that they do not know …
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…key role. If the children see drug dealers on every corner, it is only a matter of time before they get confronted. Once they get hooked on drugs and cannot afford to pay, they steal for them. There are many ways that criminals are made. If parents could do a better job of guiding their children and teaching them wrong from right, many could be saved from a life of crime. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** N/A