[Community_garden] Reduce Crime

[Connie =]

I have not studied this ubject but also have opinions:
   
  1. People usually won't steal from friends (unless they are very socially depraived)
  If they become friends with other gardeners, they try to gain trust and to a certain extent reduce their costs of eating, making it less likely they would feel like stealing.
   
  2 Reduction of boredom. Not many folks who are serious about gardening would be bored very often, lots to do when you garden.
   
  3. Jail studies with gardens (and pets) show that when you give a person something to care about, and something to love, they are many times calmed down and violence is reduced.
   
  I know these won't help specifically for your paper but might give you a few ideas on which to check.
   
  Connie

       
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