SOC326H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Political Sociology, Social Stratification, Alice Goffman
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4 the connection between disorder and future crime was weaker than previously reported. neighbourhood structural factors had greater impact on future crime than changes in level of. Relying primarily on public nuisance laws, several jurisdictions have filed civil injunctions that severely restrict the behavior of known gang members in public spaces. Police and prosecutors compile extensive dossiers that document the activities of suspected gang members and their associates; depositions collected from officers and community members document the nuisance behavior of individuals. This documentation is then used to civilly enjoin specified individuals from engaging in certain behaviors in specific neighborhoods. For the most part, the police stay away. One night i watched a police car, with lights flashing, move down this street past hundreds of buyers, runners, touts, and dealers marching by continually making exchanges. Over the car"s loudspeaker an officer kept saying, move on off the block everybody.
