Question 9 • Edwards Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security B 25-26
The Chicago School linked higher crime rates to social disorganization: neighbors had weaker social ties and less ability to maintain shared norms. Personal isolation, cultural heterogeneity, and unemployment and poverty could all weaken community cohesion and informal social control. Increased opportunities for employment and recreation would not be a contributing attribute in this explanation.
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