SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION AND THEORIES OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS*
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Criminology
- Vol. 26 (4) , 519-552
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1988.tb00854.x
Abstract
After a period of decline in the discipline, the social disorganization model of Shaw and McKay is again beginning to appear in the literature. This paper examines five criticisms of the perspective and discusses recent attempts to address those issues and problems that are still in need of resolution.This publication has 49 references indexed in Scilit:
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