CC290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Anomie, Social Disorganization Theory, Ernest Burgess
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Primary questions that the chicago school asks about crime. Collective efficacy- describes the relationships between people living in a certain environment: practice or changing relationships among individuals to get what they want. Urban areas (chicago) grow through a process of continual expansion from inner core towards outer areas (page 98: shaw and mckay mapped out certain individuals with delinquent activity. Zone in transition had the highest rate of criminal activity. Studies of crime causation: why are crime and delinquency rates higher in some neighbourhoods than in others: certain types of neighbourhoods by looked at delinquency. Zone theory is an unity with different zones: environment. Macro-level focus concerned with the characteristics of geographic areas: whether they are disorganized, influence, crime rates . As opposed to micro-level theories which are concerned with the characteristics of individuals (personality feeling of strain) are related to their involvement in criminal behaviour (page 100: conditions in that environment.
