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social disorganization theory  

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  • Social disorganization theory argues that crime and delinquency rates are a direct result of a heterogeneous, transitional, and poverty-stricken social ecology. Over time, poverty-stricken neighborhoods decay and deteriorate into crime-filled neighborhoods. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Social Disorganization Theory]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RD629V4B-Q

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