CRJS 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Juvenile Delinquency, Shoplifting, Dennis Wrong
11 Nov 2016
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Sociological approach to the phenomenon of suicide: noticed that suicide rates were lower for catholics than they were for. People with weak links to their communities = more likely to commit suicide than people who have strong social ties: author of (cid:498)suicide(cid:499) (cid:523)(cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:891)(cid:889)(cid:524, his argument has been met with opposition: Society was more than the sum of its parts. Durkeim(cid:495)s earlier findings of suicide provided evidence for this. Cities naturally grow and crime is concentrated in = (cid:498)zone of transition(cid:499) Area of the city that surrounded the central business district and contained the oldest housing in the city. Area is affordable for housing so it attracts people with little money such as immigrants and racial minorities. Seen as being in transition because people who lived there were transient, and housing was soon to be torn down to make way for business expansion. Associates criminal activity with areas in cities that are in turmoil or are socially disorganized.
