Exam 7: The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of Crime

Any city that has ______ visually supports Shaw and McKay's model of crime.

______ claimed the principles of ecology could be used to explain city growth/expansion.

A 2017 systemic review of of community crime prevention found that improving street lighting and ______ can lower crime rates.

Identify and give examples of four of the lower-class focal concerns in Miller's theory.

In his book Code of the Streets, Elijah Anderson states that for those living in poor conditions in the inner cities, two of the most treasured characteristics one can have is masculinity and ______.

Burgess proposed the concentric circles theory, where ______ was identified as the zone of transition.

How was ecology used to explain changes in cities' configuration by researchers from the University of Chicago?

______ proposed that no subculture can be totally different from, or totally in conflict with, the society of which it is a part.

After mapping gangs and incidents of gang activity in Los Angeles, what was found to be the most dangerous place to be?

Many studies have found that neighborhood watch programs are not only unsupportive in reducing crime, but these groups actually ______.

Social disorganization research findings rejected the notion of ______.

______ has recently created a subculture theory that emphasizes African-American community.

An example of urban sprawl involves homeowners battling the introduction of malls, businesses, and other industrial centers in districts previously zoned residential.

Regardless of what social problem is measured, higher rates of it are almost always clustered in the zone in transition.

The lack of a common language made it almost impossible for citizens to organize themselves to solve community problems.

One of the criticisms of social disorganization theory is that it uses mostly a ______ level of analysis.

Longitudinal data on social disorganization showed that no matter which ethnic group (with the exception of Asians) lived in Zone ll, the delinquency rates in that zone ______.

According to Burgess, ______ is the suburban or commuter zone.

______ is more subjected to invasion, domination, recession, and succession where crime is widespread.

In the early process of urbanization, police looked for lost children and collect garbage, leaving ______ to solve crime and delinquency in an area.