CRIM 300W Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sentience, Vehicle Insurance, Metaverse
19 Nov 2016
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Certain places in cities seemed to have more crime. Crim300 the social ecology of crime aka: environmental theories. Attempts to explain why some communities have higher crime rates than others. Even if residents move, hot spot remains and continues. Functioning of social organizations affects crime rates. Crime occurs in areas where the social institutions fail. Some apartments worth more/less bc of quality. Argues that high crime rates result from the inability of the community to organize in order to act collectively. Chicago was a city of rapid population growth. Growth associated with influx of people caused by growing industry and immigration. Pattern of invasion, dominance, succession extends out from center of city. Immigrant invaders start in the middle and try to work outward: people compete for resources, people exist in a world of mutual dependence. Had to start living in least expensive parts of central city. Places were inexpensive and had abundance of decay and disorder.
