SOC 402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Robert Taylor Homes, Social Disorganization Theory, Juvenile Delinquency

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 402
• Professor: H E A T H E R R O L L W A G E N

Document Summary

Topics: what are high crime communities , theories of crime and space, social disorganization theory, systemic model of social disorganization, disorder and crime, a critical look at urban crime policy responses. High crime communities : how do we know about high-crime communities, media representations, myths and legends, personal and vicarious experience, official statistics. Media reporting of urban crime: barlow, barlow and chiricos (1995, content analysis of articles in time magazine between 1953-1982, crime reporting is ideological. It is not just characteristics about people but characteristics of the area itself that creates condition for crime to occur: concentric zone concept to understand crime rates, characteristics of the transition zone. If people that cant communicate, are always moving in and out, relationships do not form as easy: crime rates are associated with the diminished capacity of local institutions and organizations to control the behavior of residents (reiss, 1986:5) William foote whyte"s response to social disorganization theory: many high-crime neighbourhoods are not disorganized.