Crime Hot Spots: According to John E. Eck, of the University of Cincinnati, crime is spread unevenly across maps. It clumps in some areas and is absent in others. People use this knowledge in their daily activities. They avoid some places and seek out others. Their neighborhoods, schools, stores, streets, and recreation choices are governed partly by the understanding that their chances of being victims are more significant in some of these places than others. In some places, people lock their cars and secure their belongings. In other places, they do not. Along some streets, people walk swiftly and view approaching strangers with suspicion. This behavior shows that people are unreasonably fearful of some areas but not of others. Directions: ‘Your objective for this week is to act as a criminologist by conducting extensive research on one high-crime neighborhood from the list below. After selecting your chosen neighborhood, answer the following four questions: Using either the crime report template here or creating a report of your own. Identify and explain the geographical location Zone according to Shaw and McKay’s Social Disorganization Theory. This may require you to research the chosen location to the city center. Use the 2019 FBI UCR (table 8) to calculate violent crimes per year (remember to do your crime rate calculations for this portion). Locate your chosen neighborhood on Google Earth, “Zoom in,” and screenshot it for inclusion in your report. Next, research the area and provide a detailed analysis of the neighborhood, household income, graduation rates, drug use, unemployment rates, etc. Example: “This block group in downtown Los Angeles has been predicted to be the most dangerous in the U.S.,” says de Bonviller. “In these few blocks, 55% of the households surveyed by the 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS) were living with less than $10,000 a year between 2014 and 2018, earning less than 99.8% of all U.S. block groups. The median household income is around $9,175 per year. 83% of the residents were male (a factor often associated with higher crime rates), and about 80% of the population aged 16+ were not in the labor force—which is higher than 99% of U.S. block groups.” 5. Using theories from chapters 5 and 6, i.e., social disorganization, differential association, corner boys, strain theory, etc., provide a detailed analysis of which theory(ies) would be relevant to the high crime rate and why? What strategies or policies need to be created to reduce the crime rate in this community? Submission Details: The Report should be 500-750 words in length. Adhere to APA standards, including in-text citations, reference page, Times New Roman, and 12pt font. Select One High Crime Areas Below: Baltimore, MD (E Oliver St / N Broadway) Oklahoma City, OK (NE 36th St / N Martin Luther King Ave) East St. Louis, IL (Caseyville Ave / N Park Dr) New Orleans, LA (Marais St) Detroit, MI (W Jeffries Fwy / Seebaldt St) Camden, NJ (Whitman Park) Detroit, MI (Broadstreet Ave / Cortland St) Jackson, TN (James Buchanan Dr / 1st St) Atlanta, GA (Mcdaniel St SW / Mary St SW) East St. Louis, IL (City Center)
