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Chapter 5 Summary
Q Summarize the key points of Chapter 5 of the main textbook (Miller et al.'s Criminological Theory, 4th ed.), in a multi-level bullet-point format. Write it in a Word file and attach the file to this submission.
? Crimes tightly occur in certain areas of a city ? “Social ecology” of crime looks at crimes from a “macro-level”, meaning that it puts less emphasis on the individual or group who are committing them, and instead pays more attention to the setting, situation or place of crime. There are two different theories covered in this chapter: o Social Disorganization Theory o Routine Activities Theory ? “Social Disorganization Theory” o Social disorganization theory “assumptions”: ? Social institutions in an area, which are run well, can help decrease crime levels. ? Such as schools, businesses, churches, police, neighborhood community activities, government ? Thus, crimes are a result of weak social organizations. Not because of individual “failures”