tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post3170312176920325375..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: Lead and CrimeJay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-39517983768182336392013-08-20T20:13:03.447-04:002013-08-20T20:13:03.447-04:00Even though it may put me out of work, I'm a b...Even though it may put me out of work, I'm a bit believe in the lead theory. I do think policing has got much better, but lead is the best thing to explain it all (and also allow for exceptions, such as Balti-leadcity-more).PCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647097472236933108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-44562315507039707152013-08-20T10:38:43.097-04:002013-08-20T10:38:43.097-04:00I think this is a very compelling argument though ...I think this is a very compelling argument though it will require more study. Levels of lead in the blood may not be casually related to criminality (since both might increase with city life for example), and the declines in crime and lead levels might be coincidence.<br /><br />There's also a lot of research pointing to other forms of air pollution and noise pollution as detrimental to mental and physical health. This further reinforces the fact that urban poverty puts individuals at an even greater disadvantage than rural poverty.<br /><br />It also stresses the idea that our approaches to crime and poverty need to be comprehensive addressing education, unemployment, neighborhood aesthetics, air pollution, noise pollution, healthcare access, nutrition, affordable housing, policing, and sentencing policies. Unfortunately, people seem to struggle with understanding interdependent relationships and politicians seem particularly inept at it.Paulonoreply@blogger.com