Neighborhoods and Crime

Neighborhoods and Crime

 

Critical Thinking Essay. CRJ 405 Neighborhoods and Crime

After watching a film about gangs (film link at the end of this post), think about the theories of neighborhood crime we have discussed in class (sources are attached with this post). For this assignment, use two of those theories to explain gang membership and gang violence. Be sure to consider how the theories can and cannot explain gang membership in urban areas such as Los Angeles. Could these theories explain the formation of gangs in non-urban areas, such as Chandler, Arizona for example? NOTE: Make sure the theories you choose can explain gang behavior in neighborhoods; not all of the theories we have discussed in class will apply.
Essay should be 600-850 Words

Please use the film and the attached files as sources then use outside sources if you need more information

Answer preview

Gang membership and gang violence play a significant role in facilitating neighborhood crimes in the US. Racism and frustrations are among factors that contributed to the formation of gangs and accelerated membership and strengthen gang interactions for a collective voice (King-jah, 2016). Theories that explain gang membership and violence focus on the structure of societies in the US, economic conditions that causes disparities in lifestyles. Among the arguments are the subcultural theories that illustrate diversities between the dominant middle class and the low class and the arguments that explain gang membership due to economic mobility and assimilation changes in the economy. Theories related to economic mobility argues that the inability of…

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