SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Social Control, Physical Disorder
10 Apr 2013
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Partnership w certain citizens: volunteer program, patrol & report to an officer assigned to them. More proactive (than neighbourhood watch: actually moving around, some training or workshop. Deterrence: acts as deterrent if know they"re there or just ppl around. Winnipeg (copp: higher crime rates & public disorder, aboriginal tensions, citizens on patrol program, educate others. Micro police dept: small space in urban centre, mini station for police, 1970s trying to be accessible to ppl. Strategy: usually urban centres, lately more rural. Integrate law officers into public, visible = better community relations. Problem: ppl come to complain about not law or criminal related problems so not as effective. If not repaired will bring in more ppl to break: small amount of disorder leads to more disorder. Social disorder: disorder breeds further disorder, no one cares so doesn"t matter what do there. Seen as 0 tolerance, which isn"t really working w public. Contact: requires contact w police & citizens.
