Geographical scales and the state of the economy most certainly can have an affect on both the consumer and the criminal. In general, human behavior is affected both by genetic inheritance and by experience. The ways in which people develop are shaped by social experience and circumstances ( i.e. bad economy) within the context of their inherited genetic potential. Each person is born into a social and cultural setting—family, community, social class, language, religion—and eventually develops many social connections. The characteristics of a human’s social setting affect how he or she learns to think and behave, by means of instruction, rewards and punishment, and example. ( Science For All Americans Online, 1989/1990)
Furthermore, in looking at Forensic Psychology, there is an actual method to profiling criminals based on geographical data. This primary geographic technique is a computerized system known as Criminal Geographic Targeting (CGT). Forensic Psychologist, Kim Rossmo states that in relation to criminal activity, an offender has to know about a particular geographical area before he or she begins selecting crimes to commit; and where the offenders movement patterns intersect within this geographical area, will to a large extent determine where the crime takes place.
American Association for the Advancement of Science ( 1989/1990) Retreived from: http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap7.htm
Rossmo, K. (2011, March). Geographical Profiling. Retrieved from http://www.all-about-forensic-psychology.com/geographic-profiling.html
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