Criminal Justice Quiz 3

What do Shaw and McKay mean when they say a community is 'disorganized" Why is crime less likely to happen in an organized community?

According to Shaw and Mckay when they say a community is disorganized it refers to the breakdown of the social institutions in a community (churches poorly attended, adult run activities for the young would be sparse. Crime is less likely to happen in an organized community. because they have higher education and more opportunities to succeed in life, a person's residential location is a substantial factor shaping the likelihood that that person will become involved in illegal activities.

How do you think Beccaria would respond to the concept of collective efficacy? Would he agree that it can discourage crime? why or why not?

Based on the information in the readings beccaria would support the concept of collective efficacy. Beccaria supported and expresses strongly of the need for a criminal justice system. collective efficacy would tie into preventing crime because the people within the community decides what ?????//

How do Shaw and McKay believe that peer groups in the inner city contribute to the causation of crime?

according to shaw and mckay they believe that peer groups in the inner city contribute to the causation of crime is due to poverty, rapid population growth heterogeneity and transiety.

What do you understand 'collective efficacy' to mean based on the introductory reading and based on Sampson, Raudenbush, and Earl's article?

in the sociology of crime, the term collective efficacy refers to the ability of members of a community to control the behavior of individuals and groups in the community. When people in a community trust and support each other would help solve the problem effectively when crime arose in their community

What are some examples of informal social control?

informal social control would be when residents take it upon themselves to achieve public order (monitoring of spontaneous play among children, a willingness to intervene to prevent acts such as truancy, and confrontation of persons who are exploiting or disturbing public space