Discuss the contributions of African American Sociologists to theories of crime and delinquency

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*Monroe Work: effects of emancipation, migration north from southern family controls, reconstruction leads to disorganization, increased arrest rates for Blacks
*E. Franklin Frazier: minority adolescents learn crime from peers, begin around 12 years of age, absentee fathers, divorce, lack of parental control in high-risk environment
*Earl Moses: indigenous v. transplanted behaviors, case studies illuminated delinquency-prone families in deteriorated housing areas, delinquency not related to race but to frequent moving in undesirable housing areas

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