Reading Assignment 3 Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy Introduction

Reading Assignment 3
Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy
Introduction

Reading Assignment 3
Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy
Introduction, Tammy L. Anderson / https://www.researchgate.net/profile/T-Anderson-2/…
Introduction and Growth of Chicago and Differentiation of Local Areas from Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas, Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay /
Collective Efficacy Theory: Lessons Learned and Directions for Future Inquiry, Robert J. Sampson /
The Urban Ecology of Bias Crime: A Study of Disorganized and Defended Neighborhoods, Ryken Grattet /
Connections: The Prison Community from a Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy Perspective, Lori Sexton, Critical Thinking Questions /
Deliverable Length: 2-3 pages (Each answer should be 1-1.5 pages long)
Answer two questions:
1. Shaw and McKay’s delinquency studies link the growth and differentiation of Chicago to social disorganization and crime rates in city neighborhoods. Summarize the various concentric zones of the map of Chicago as discussed on pp. 109-110. Which zone has the highest rates of crime/delinquency and why?
2. Discuss in detail Sampson’s concept of collective efficacy (pp. 128-129). Do you think collective efficacy adequately is an adequate explanation for lower crime rates in city neighborhoods? Why or why not?
3. Sexton attempts to apply the concepts of social disorganization and collective efficacy to the study of prisons as total institutions. Do you think her argument is convincing? Pay particular attention to her treatment of prison violence and collective efficacy as it relates to the community of transgender prisoners.