Türkiye’de Yoksulluk Kültürünün Suç Ve Yoksulluk İlişkisinin Analiziyle Sınanması

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 249 - 268, 31.12.2023

Ayşe Nur Çiftçi , İskender Gümüş

https://doi.org/10.62001/gsijses.1404003

Öz

Yoksulluk kültürü yaklaşımında yoksulların bir alt kültür oluşturdukları savunulmaktadır. Bu alt kültürde suç yaygındır. Yoksulluk ve suç arasında güçlü bağın olduğu iddia edilir. Yoksulluk kültürü yaklaşımında yoksulların potansiyel suçlu olarak kabul edildikleri savunulur. Yoksulları potansiyel suçlu olarak gören bir yaklaşımınsa yanlış olacağına işaret edilir. Yoksulluk kültürünün evrensel özellikte olduğu temel bir varsayımdır. Yani yoksulluk ve suç ilişkisinin dünyanın her yerinde benzer şekilde olması beklenir. Bu çalışmanın hazırlanmasındaki çıkış noktası da, yoksulluk kültürü yaklaşımındaki evrensel iddianın geçerliliğini test etmektir. 2019 yılı TÜİK verileriyle geçekleştirilen analizler, Türkiye’de yoksulluk ve suç ilişkisinin çok sınırlı olduğunu, bir kaç suç türünde görüldüğü desteklenmiştir. Halbuki olması beklenen, çok daha fazla suç türünde suç ve yoksulluk arasında ilişkinin olmasıydı. Dolayısıyla Türkiye, yoksulluk kültürü yaklaşımının yoksulluk ve suç ilişkisine ciddi bir kanıt sunamamaktadır. Bu da yoksulluk kültürü yaklaşımının evrensel özelliğe sahip olmadığını güçlendiriyor.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sosyal politika, sosyal çalışma, suç, yoksulluk, yoksulluk kültürü.

The Analysıs Of Relatıonshıp Between Crıme and Poverty For The Test Of Culture Of Poverty In Turkey

Öz

In the culture of poverty approach, it is argued that the poor form a subculture. Crime is common in this subculture. It is claimed that there is a strong link between poverty and crime. In the culture of poverty approach, it is argued that the poor are considered as potential criminals. It is pointed out that an approach that sees the poor as potential criminals will be biased. It is a basic assumption that the culture of poverty is universal. In other words, the relationship between poverty and crime is expected to be similar in every part of the world. The starting point in the preparation of this study is to test the validity of the universal claim in the culture of poverty approach. The analyzes carried out with the 2019 TURKSTAT data supported that the relationship between poverty and crime in Turkey is very limited, and that it is seen in a few types of crime. However, it was expected that there would be a relationship between crime and poverty in many more types of crime. Therefore, Turkey cannot provide serious evidence for the poverty and crime relationship of the culture of poverty approach. This reinforces that the culture of poverty approach does not have a universal feature.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Social politics, social work, crime, poverty, culture of poverty.

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