The Relationship between Education and Crime: A Comparative Evaluation of Secondary Education Expenditures and Theft in OECD Countries

Year 2022, Volume: 30 Issue: 52, 257 - 282, 28.04.2022

Ezgim Yavuz Nazan Susam

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2022.02.14

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between education expenditures per student and theft crime. When evaluated in Turkey, the concept of crime has been limited to theft, which is among property crimes, due to the increase in the number of convicted persons in the last ten years. In the study, an evaluation was made for Turkey by using the education expenditures per student and the data of those convicted of theft crimes. In addition, the relationship between crime rates and education expenditures in OECD countries whose data can be accessed was analysed with the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient. As a result of the analysis, a negative and significant relationship was found between the selected two variables. It has been concluded that there is a negative and significant relationship between the annual expenditures per student at the secondary education level and the number of people convicted of theft in Turkey, which has both the lowest spending per student and a seriously high number of criminals.

Keywords

Education Service, Education Expenditure, Property Crimes, Robbery, Crime Rates

Eğitim ve Suç İlişkisi: OECD Ülkelerinde Ortaöğretim Eğitim Harcamaları ve Hırsızlık Suçları Arasında Karşılaştırmalı Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, öğrenci başına yapılan eğitim harcamaları ile hırsızlık suçu ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Türkiye özelinde değerlendirildiğinde son on yılda hüküm giymiş kişi sayısındaki artış nedeniyle suç kavramı, mülkiyet suçları arasında yer alan hırsızlık ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Çalışmada öğrenci başına yapılan eğitim harcamaları ve hırsızlık suçundan hüküm giyenlerin verilerinden yararlanılarak Türkiye için bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Ayrıca verilerine ulaşılabilen OECD ülkelerindeki suç oranları ile eğitim harcamaları arasındaki ilişki Spearman Sıra Korelasyon Katsayısı ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda seçmiş olduğumuz iki değişken arasında negatif ve anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Hem öğrenci başına en düşük harcamaya hem de ciddi seviyede yüksek suçlu sayısına sahip olan Türkiye’de ortaöğretim seviyesinde öğrenci başına yapılan yıllık harcamalar ile hırsızlık suçundan hüküm giyen kişi sayısını arasında negatif ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Eğitim Hizmeti, Eğitim Harcamaları, Mülkiyet Suçları, Hırsızlık, Suç Oranları

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