CRM/LAW C162 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sioux City, Iowa, Falsifiability, Environmental Design
25 Apr 2018
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Some (cid:1688)ways of knowing(cid:1689: science appeal to inductive and deductive logic (scientific method, tradition appeal to tradition, authority appeal to authority, religion appeal to faith (or religion, reason appeal to deductive logic, common sense appeal to collective experience. Scientific method bacon-galileo-newton: why neighborhoods/cities/nations have more/less crime, why neighborhood city/national crime rates change over time. Control theory: why x does/doesn"t commit a crime. Differential association theory: why x does/doesn"t commit a crime. Lifestyle/life-course theory: why x is/isn"t a victim. Social disorganization theory: shaw and mckay (1929, 1942, high crime areas are characterized by persistent poverty; rapid population change; ethnic heterogeneity; residential instability. Social disorganization theory: chicago school, as the city grows larger and older, concentric circles, central business district, zone of transition, workingmen"s homes, residential zone, commuter zone. Sherman hotspots of predatory crime: routine activities and the criminology of place. Reynald guardians on guardianship: factors affect the willingness to supervise, the ability to detect potential offenders and willingness to intervene.
