SOSC 3654 Lecture Notes - Urban Decay
31 Oct 2012
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Cars were the canvas for young urban artists. Form of urban blight (criminal defacement of public property) visual assault; creates fear. Led to decline in riders, dangers then rose. Developed cast, car appearance and security task force. Stopping a crime in one place simply can move it elsewhere. Not exclusive of the rich for the perogatives. Community: community control is end goal; maintain order; apathy - responsible for original decay; subordinate to police; passive. Crime/criminals: as external, outsiders; predatory, need to be eliminated by force; reinforces lines between police and citizens, and between orderly and disorderly. Focus on root causes social justice outcomes emphasis on equity, community-driven initiatives, participatory models. Police: secondary, participatory role focus on the transformation of private troubles into public issues (kelly 321) service providers. Crime is rooted in inequality multi-agency approach - community members and agents (teachers, social workers) Community: active - define problems and resolve them participatory processes (cant just open up a bball time/gym)
