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Does Crime Pay?
public works are funded by state and federal Without crime, classrooms would be empty and teachers
grants and not revenues received from criminals. would be unemployed. Universities would be forced
Therefore, one would believe crime has no effect to downsize. The criminal justice curriculum would
on public works. Or does it? Community service is cease to produce revenues. Universities that base their
another form of punishment that usually parallels curriculum strictly on law would be disseminated.
inancial reprimands. In fact non- violent criminals Finally, the reader must consider how manufacturing
contribute their labor to the economy and other plants affect the local economy. Law enforcement
public betterment projects. This “free labor” ensures oficers drive speciically manufactured vehicles that aid
the completion of public works and the overall well- their crime ighting abilities and even make it possible.
being of the community. If a monetary amount can These vehicles are equipped with lights, sirens, and
be allotted to community service, then the excess custom made seats. Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler
public work cost above community service revenue are the three major U.S. car manufactures responsible for
can only be funded by the state Secondly, there are law enforcement vehicle assembly (Police Cars). If crime
many jobs that are directly related to the existence were to be eliminated the manufacturing segment of the
of crime. These professions most commonly economy would be tarnished. Decreased manufacturing
range from lawyers, judges, and law enforcement/ would lead to a decrease in the Gross Domestic
probation/ parole oficers, to prison security and Product. The principles of economics determine that
corrections oficers. Most of these local municipality manufacturing facilities harbored in the United States
jobs provide decent salaries and lifelong employee provide a greater economic beneit than imported
beneits to their respective employees. The average vehicles.
salaries of uniformed police oficers range from forty
to sixty thousand dollars annually, not including The authors’ examinations determined beyond
bonuses and overtime (Police Patrol Oficer). reasonable doubt that crime inluences economic
Lawyers who practice law for more than four years infrastructure. Without crime an intricate slice of the
on average make ninety thousand dollars, forcing economic pie would be missing. The most important
them into a higher tax bracket (Salary Survey). form of inluence results from the cash low that crime
Without crime high paying jobs would move toward creates. The revenues pulled in by district courts, which
extinction. Therefore, the county would receive is disbursed to the state and redistributed, beneits
less tax payments. Most lawyers are not collecting individual communities and the county as a whole. It is
salaries from the local government, yet they make a critical to reiterate the jobs and opportunities that stem
decent living. With no more crime, lawyers, judges from crime.
and law enforcement oficers may still exist for civil
matters, but not at their current capacity. Now, consider the previously established deinition
of crime. This deinition is an essential element in
Other major professions that would be affected by determining the “other” inancial and economic beneits
the elimination of crime are the U.S. Armed Forces. crime provides. At this point one may be thinking,
Many Marines, Army, Air Force and Navy personnel “Where is this going?”
reside in Chester County, including one of the
authors, Marine Corporal Cianci. In fact, there is an Thus far, the authors have focused on the action of
Army National Guard base located in the center of crime and the “law’s” reaction. The “law” includes all
West Chester, Pa. Without crime there would be a legal and judicial persons of who associate themselves
decline in the capacity of the armed forces. The loss around the legality of criminality. What about crime that
or decrease of these crime dependent jobs would is inancially punishable by private institutions? These
damage the local economy. The education system privately owned institutions include college universities,
is another entity that is affected by crime. Chester banks, apartment complexes, residential communities,
county colleges such as West Chester University, libraries, movie/game rental franchises, medical/dental
Penn State Great Valley, and Immaculata University establishments, and trash/recycling entities. The privately
are well known for their criminal justice programs. owned establishments are the governing force.
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public works are funded by state and federal Without crime, classrooms would be empty and teachers
grants and not revenues received from criminals. would be unemployed. Universities would be forced
Therefore, one would believe crime has no effect to downsize. The criminal justice curriculum would
on public works. Or does it? Community service is cease to produce revenues. Universities that base their
another form of punishment that usually parallels curriculum strictly on law would be disseminated.
inancial reprimands. In fact non- violent criminals Finally, the reader must consider how manufacturing
contribute their labor to the economy and other plants affect the local economy. Law enforcement
public betterment projects. This “free labor” ensures oficers drive speciically manufactured vehicles that aid
the completion of public works and the overall well- their crime ighting abilities and even make it possible.
being of the community. If a monetary amount can These vehicles are equipped with lights, sirens, and
be allotted to community service, then the excess custom made seats. Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler
public work cost above community service revenue are the three major U.S. car manufactures responsible for
can only be funded by the state Secondly, there are law enforcement vehicle assembly (Police Cars). If crime
many jobs that are directly related to the existence were to be eliminated the manufacturing segment of the
of crime. These professions most commonly economy would be tarnished. Decreased manufacturing
range from lawyers, judges, and law enforcement/ would lead to a decrease in the Gross Domestic
probation/ parole oficers, to prison security and Product. The principles of economics determine that
corrections oficers. Most of these local municipality manufacturing facilities harbored in the United States
jobs provide decent salaries and lifelong employee provide a greater economic beneit than imported
beneits to their respective employees. The average vehicles.
salaries of uniformed police oficers range from forty
to sixty thousand dollars annually, not including The authors’ examinations determined beyond
bonuses and overtime (Police Patrol Oficer). reasonable doubt that crime inluences economic
Lawyers who practice law for more than four years infrastructure. Without crime an intricate slice of the
on average make ninety thousand dollars, forcing economic pie would be missing. The most important
them into a higher tax bracket (Salary Survey). form of inluence results from the cash low that crime
Without crime high paying jobs would move toward creates. The revenues pulled in by district courts, which
extinction. Therefore, the county would receive is disbursed to the state and redistributed, beneits
less tax payments. Most lawyers are not collecting individual communities and the county as a whole. It is
salaries from the local government, yet they make a critical to reiterate the jobs and opportunities that stem
decent living. With no more crime, lawyers, judges from crime.
and law enforcement oficers may still exist for civil
matters, but not at their current capacity. Now, consider the previously established deinition
of crime. This deinition is an essential element in
Other major professions that would be affected by determining the “other” inancial and economic beneits
the elimination of crime are the U.S. Armed Forces. crime provides. At this point one may be thinking,
Many Marines, Army, Air Force and Navy personnel “Where is this going?”
reside in Chester County, including one of the
authors, Marine Corporal Cianci. In fact, there is an Thus far, the authors have focused on the action of
Army National Guard base located in the center of crime and the “law’s” reaction. The “law” includes all
West Chester, Pa. Without crime there would be a legal and judicial persons of who associate themselves
decline in the capacity of the armed forces. The loss around the legality of criminality. What about crime that
or decrease of these crime dependent jobs would is inancially punishable by private institutions? These
damage the local economy. The education system privately owned institutions include college universities,
is another entity that is affected by crime. Chester banks, apartment complexes, residential communities,
county colleges such as West Chester University, libraries, movie/game rental franchises, medical/dental
Penn State Great Valley, and Immaculata University establishments, and trash/recycling entities. The privately
are well known for their criminal justice programs. owned establishments are the governing force.
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