2.4.1..7 - Merton and subculture theories

• Policies to tackle poverty gives everyone a more equal chance of achieving success by legal means
• Half of the UK prisoners have a reading age of 11
• Better education in prison would help inmates gain skills to get a good job
• Evidence shows that anti-poverty policies have a positive effect
• Societies that spend more on welfare jail fewer people
• Countries with greater inequality have a higher crime rate