Briefly describe the four elements that constitute social disorganization, according to Sampson & Groves
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
*Low economic status (unemployment, deteriorated neighborhoods, no recreation)
*A mixture of different ethnic groups (culture conflict)
*Highly mobile residents moving in and out of area
*Disrupted families and broken homes (less supervision of children)
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What assumptions about human nature do biosocial theories make?
What will be an ideal response?
In a given large city, which of the following is NOT a contextual influence on serious street gang violence?
A. access to firearms B. levels of drug activity C. levels of poverty D. number of police officers
The history of corrections has taught us that we often __________ the people we try to help.
A. cure B. reach C. neglect D. injure
Inmate subculture can vary from one institution to another.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)