Stereotypes in the Criminal WorldEveryone has some sort of opinion on how criminals become who they are. Criminals becoming what they are can be the result of stereotypes within the prison world or various things from the outside world, such as drugs, people, and the media. Murders, rapists and non-violent drug offenders remain in prisons around the world. There are two types of people in prison. Those who hurt people and those who are non-violent drug offenders who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. To keep prisons operational, they have a state budget and public funds provided by taxpayers. Among the 40 states that participated in a survey, the cost of prisons was $39 billion. Such a loss can likely have a significant impact on the emotional, psychological, developmental, and financial well-being of the child (Travis 2). Take a second and think about your family. When you think about it, do you think of bad things like absent parents or abuse in the home? No? Well, you're already doing better than half the world. In an article by the Institute of Justice, being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of being arrested as a juvenile by 59 percent, as an adult by 28 percent, and for a violent crime by 30 percent. percent, according to a study that looked at more than 1,500 cases over time (researchers compared 900 proven cases of child abuse to more than 650 cases of children who had not been abused) (Impact of child abuse and abuse on delinquency, arrest and arrest). Depending on the criminals' state of mind, the police automatically look for someone who matches that profile. In the documentary The House I Live In, Marshall Larry Clearly of Magdalena New Mexico says, “If you're not profiling the vehicles, you're not in it. law enforcement. Same thing with profiling people” [sic] (The House I Live In). Tracking them down to find something that can bring them in and get credit says, “The problem is one. real tendency on the part of law enforcement to think geographically in order to devote resources to an area. . . every time you need to make an arrest, troll this way (The House I Live