Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Social disorganization theory and broken windows theory are focused on images of crime and disorder in the neighborhood.
2. Like Shaw & McKay, Kornhauser, and others who followed focused on the subculture found in socially disorganized neighborhoods, and paid little attention to the structural aspects of the theory.
3. Research testing social disorganization theory has found that crime and deviance in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas can be explained by this theory.
4. Policies and programs related to broken windows theory generally focus on stopping
high-level criminal activity after it escalates.
5. Collective efficacy serves an important mediating effect between structural factors associated with social disorganization and deviant behaviors such as violence.


1. True
2. False
3.True
4. False
5. True

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