Houchin found a strong correlation between living in the most deprived areas in Scotland and being in prison (60% of the prison population come from the poorest council estates
A study of prisoners in 2007 found 43% had no qualifications and 60% were claiming benefits
Prison Reform Working Group found in England and Wales67% of prisoners were unemployed prior to sentencing
Newburn says sociology of crime and deviance focusses on the crimes of the powerless because official statistics show working class people as the main offenders
Sutherland introduced the idea of white collar crime
The predominant offender is working classyoung males living in working class neighbourhoods who are the main offenders
