Crime and the American Dream The American Dream is something that's been incorporated into children's lives since day one. As Americans we have a perception that our country is superior to others, because every person is supposed to be treated fairly and have equal opportunities. However, the American Dream has also brought about more crime than anywhere else in the world. Americans feel that the measure of a person success is based on monetary status, …showed first 75 words of 954 total…

…showed last 75 words of 954 total…of new businesses that have been opened up. This would prove how well the government has protected people against monopolies, and lessened the need for people to commit crimes in order to enhance their economic status. These are just a couple examples of how we could test to see if a new society would lessen the crime rate. Messner and Rosenfeld have proposed a theory that would definitely help create less crime in our society.