Cja 384 Social Disorganization Answers
Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer
Margaret Locklear
CJA/384
May 11, 2015
Jack Tandy
Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer Almost everything in the world has an equal opposite. A person can be happy one day and the next day the same person can be sad. Being sad is the opposite of being happy; with that being said the same goes for things such as society or the communities in which people live. One day there may be order in a community and the next day there may not. When a community has order it can be considered social organization and when there is a lack of order it is considered social disorganization. The effects of social organization and disorganization on a community may not be noticed at first glance. With …show more content…
One way to define social disorganization is the process by which the relationships between members of a community or group are ineffective (Shah, S. 2013). Another way in which to define the term is as a disturbance in the patterns and mechanisms of human relations (Shah, S. 2013). From both of those definitions, a person can assume if a community does not function well, and it does not operate smoothly then it can be said to be socially disorganized. A city with a high crime rate and low numbers of high school graduates would be an example of a community that is socially disorganized. Communities with low crime rates because of community policing can be said to have a worthy amount of social organization (National Criminal Justice Reference Service. 2003). Communities with good sense of social organization have a control over its members. There exists a functional balance between various elements of the social structure (Shah, S. 2013). With social disorganization, there is a destruction of consensus that can be caused by a number of issues such as new ideas and new institutions. One major concern that can cause destruction of consensus in a community is change. People are not always open to change (Shah, S. …show more content…
2013). An example of social disorganization is a community in which none of its members get along and one that has high crime rates. When people do not get along and police themselves, crime can spin out of control. A neighborhood full of crime can be a melting pot for organized crime groups because criminal groups feed off of people who need them. The previous paragraphs explored the definition of social disorganization and how it relates to the evolution of organized crime. There was a discussion on how well social disorganization meets the criteria for organized crime and its various relationships. Lastly, this report explained what the correlation is between corrupt political machines, and social disorganization is to the development of organized
Margaret Locklear
CJA/384
May 11, 2015
Jack Tandy
Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer Almost everything in the world has an equal opposite. A person can be happy one day and the next day the same person can be sad. Being sad is the opposite of being happy; with that being said the same goes for things such as society or the communities in which people live. One day there may be order in a community and the next day there may not. When a community has order it can be considered social organization and when there is a lack of order it is considered social disorganization. The effects of social organization and disorganization on a community may not be noticed at first glance. With …show more content…
One way to define social disorganization is the process by which the relationships between members of a community or group are ineffective (Shah, S. 2013). Another way in which to define the term is as a disturbance in the patterns and mechanisms of human relations (Shah, S. 2013). From both of those definitions, a person can assume if a community does not function well, and it does not operate smoothly then it can be said to be socially disorganized. A city with a high crime rate and low numbers of high school graduates would be an example of a community that is socially disorganized. Communities with low crime rates because of community policing can be said to have a worthy amount of social organization (National Criminal Justice Reference Service. 2003). Communities with good sense of social organization have a control over its members. There exists a functional balance between various elements of the social structure (Shah, S. 2013). With social disorganization, there is a destruction of consensus that can be caused by a number of issues such as new ideas and new institutions. One major concern that can cause destruction of consensus in a community is change. People are not always open to change (Shah, S. …show more content…
2013). An example of social disorganization is a community in which none of its members get along and one that has high crime rates. When people do not get along and police themselves, crime can spin out of control. A neighborhood full of crime can be a melting pot for organized crime groups because criminal groups feed off of people who need them. The previous paragraphs explored the definition of social disorganization and how it relates to the evolution of organized crime. There was a discussion on how well social disorganization meets the criteria for organized crime and its various relationships. Lastly, this report explained what the correlation is between corrupt political machines, and social disorganization is to the development of organized