Overview
This week we will delve into exploration of the complex relationship between crime and urban communities. Criminologists have observed that crime is not evenly distributed across urban areas, with certain neighborhoods consistently experiencing higher levels of criminal activity. This pattern has persisted for centuries and is confirmed by modern research. We will focus on exploring how American criminologists have attempted to explain this concentration of crime in specific communities over the past century. Different images or conceptualizations of these communities have emerged at different times, reflecting both empirical reality and social constructions. These images have influenced the development of theories and crime-control policies.
Readings
Chapter 1 in Wilcox, P., Cullen, F. T., & Feldmeyer, B. (2017). Communities and crime: An enduring American challenge.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bmcc/reader.action?docID=5124754&ppg=12
Chapter 2 in Wilcox, P., Cullen, F. T., & Feldmeyer, B. (2017). Communities and crime: An enduring American challenge.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bmcc/reader.action?docID=5124754&ppg=23
Chapter 8 in Wilcox, Pamela, et al. Communities and Crime : An Enduring American Challenge, Temple University Press, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central,
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