THE WHITE GHETTO“In Appalachia, the country is beautiful and society is broken. » Williamson posits many aspects ranging from destitution and poverty to criminal activity and "withdrawing" from welfare checks to survive. Although poverty is not directly linked to the diary, it provides the basis for the crime's starting point. Williamson is not from the Appalachian region, but he does a good job providing information in a way that many can visualize what he is talking about without feeling like he is trying to make you feel bad. one way or another poverty and crime in Appalachia (Williamson, 2014). .According to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, the crime rate in Appalachia is about 2/3 of the national average and the violent crime rate is half the national average. The article was published in Booneville, Kentucky, which claims the unfortunate title of poorest county in the United States. Although there is not much violent crime, crimes that do occur include, but are not limited to, drug use, petty crimes, and welfare fraud (Williamson, 2014). In Appalachia, a typical day involves taking pills and drugs, drinking in the morning. beers, making endless amounts of scratch-off lotto cards, attending hilltop healing meetings, trading cases of food stamp Pepsi for packs of Kentucky's finest cigarettes, taking the occasional meth and surgically making and destroying teenage mothers (Williamson, 2014). What puzzles many researchers is that some families earn nearly $3,000 a month and yet choose to live “on the draw.” The draw is monthly welfare checks that supplement dependents' incomes in Pepsi's black economy. This is where social security fraud comes in. Many families use the EBT they receive and purchase middle of paper......lachia. " American Journal Of Health Behavior 29.4 (2005): 331-341. PsycINFO. Web. October 26, 2014. Shannon, Lisa M., et al. "Examining gender differences in substance use and age of first use among drug users in rural Appalachian Kentucky. » American Journal Of Drug & Alcohol Abuse 37.2 (2011): 98-104 Web text. in Mental Health Services in the Southwest Appalachian Region” Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 20.7 (2010): 939-951. Web source. October 21, 2014. Oxycontine Epidemic and the Crime Panic in Rural Kentucky.” “The White Ghetto” January 9, 2014. Web October 5.. 2014.