Application of structural theories – Criminology
- You can explore the FBI’s Most Violent Cities or other sites to help choose ONE US large city. (I chose
Baltimore) - Provide, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, a brief history of the city. Make sure to include significant impacts to the
city in your summary that would be relevant to structural theories. (one paragraph) - Identify and discuss current crime rates you located on the city. (one paragraph)
- Discuss how the city would represent an example of social disorganization over the years. Be specific with
points from social disorganization and the city you chose. (one paragraph) - Explain how the ‘city’ caused crime and not the residents living there. You may find it helpful to look at crime
rates in other cities for comparison. Discuss at least three factors or focal points in the ‘place’ that impacts
crime for that area. (One paragraph) - Discuss what efforts that you find online in what the city is trying to do to become less socially disorganized.
(One paragraph)