Crime would always exist, in some form or way. Does poverty fosters it, well yes! Most people do crime for benefits of their selves.. some people learn from their mistakes yet others are HARD HEADED! When the economy is so troubled their are so many individuals that are struggling to make a living. They cut down on their wants just so they can have the essentials. Poverty does foster crime because as many people doesn't have money and jobs to get money they can't offered to pay their bills or buy food for them or their families so the only way they find is either to beg for food but everybody have issues of their own they hardly help people out and than they turn towards crime to make a living, to feed their children so they don't starve themselves. I don't believe that everyone who does a crime is a criminal, rather circumstance can turn people into criminals. We always say don't judge a book by it's cover. We shouldn't judge someone based on, something that might be a need rather than a criminal act. Poverty can really make people who are less fortunate do stuff they would regret in their lives but at that moment they are not thinking, and make mistakes.