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2016

Crime

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War On Drugs: Examining The Effects On Social Disorganization And Crime In Cities, Ruben Ortiz May 2016

War On Drugs: Examining The Effects On Social Disorganization And Crime In Cities, Ruben Ortiz

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The work of Shaw and Mckay (1942) paved the way for researchers to study inner-city crime by focusing on the environment and its effects on residents. Social disorganization, characterized by weakened institutions led researchers to analyze and predict patterns of crime in urban areas. Researchers argue that social disorganization theory arguments developed from this approach, but lost appeal among researchers due to limited empirical tests. The theory experienced a renewed interest in the 1980s, as structural factors (e.g. poverty, heterogeneity, residential mobility, racial inequality, and family disruption) were considered, all of which allowed researchers to study patterns of crime in …