CRJU 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: George L. Kelling, Reference Group, On Killing
16 Sep 2016
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Crime was not randomly dispersed throughout the city. Some assumed crime was related to the ethnicity of those who lived in these high-crimes areas o. Behavior is linked to social disorganization and the environment. Crime and deviance result from breakdowns in neighborhood social controls and essential services. Broken windows theory: george kelling and catharine coles o. Social disorganization theory: quality of life, disorder, and fear of crime, direct link between disorder and crime, disorder plays an important role in neighborhood decline. Undermines the stability of the housing market o. Guy walks by saying he"ll wash your windshield for , what do you do? o. The bucket of water is dirty and your driving a mercedes: do you let him or tell him no thanks. If you tell him no he might break your windshield wiper, instead tell him you"ll give him a dollar, he doesn"t need to clean your windshield. Criminal behavior is learned entirely through group interaction/ communication.
