Routine Activities Theory Analysis
I have lived in memphis, and North and South Memphis seem to suffer from social disorganization theory.These neighborhoods are run down poverty stricken area, and some neighborhood has little to no lights in them.Where I live our neighborhood is always lite up, but in some of these apartments have no lights.Most of these apartment is filled with drug dealers and prostitutes, and these people shoot out the lights. They shoot out the lights, so no one can see the things they do.These high crime neighborhoods have a lot of people that come up killed in these neighborhoods. I see juveniles roaming these streets rather than being in school. These are have a high teen pregnancy rate. These juveniles do not seem to have family or community support
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The people that live in this neighborhood learn different values and techniques that is associated with committing a crime. The social learning theory argues that neighborhoods or not social disorganized, but they are organized in a different way(Paynich & hill, 2010,p.54,58,59).
Routine Activities Theory focus on how the upper class part of Memphis still have a lot of crime because of the event and opportunity for a crime to be committed, and the offender decision and behavior. LIke kids of upper class households getting hurt over the tennis shoes they had on or even the new headphones called beats that people was getting killed over(Paynich & hill, 2010, p.7).
These people or just at the wrong place at the wrong time because they was just target because the offender found and opportunity to offend them.This on the micro level of the Routine Activities Theory .On the Macro level homes that has no one in them are being targeted because their is no one there.This is a pattern that is changing in victimization. Routine Activities Theory can be counteracted by people personal beliefs because even though offenders have the opportunity the strength in their belief system and social bonds helps the offender refrain from crime(Paynich & hill, 2010
The people that live in this neighborhood learn different values and techniques that is associated with committing a crime. The social learning theory argues that neighborhoods or not social disorganized, but they are organized in a different way(Paynich & hill, 2010,p.54,58,59).
Routine Activities Theory focus on how the upper class part of Memphis still have a lot of crime because of the event and opportunity for a crime to be committed, and the offender decision and behavior. LIke kids of upper class households getting hurt over the tennis shoes they had on or even the new headphones called beats that people was getting killed over(Paynich & hill, 2010, p.7).
These people or just at the wrong place at the wrong time because they was just target because the offender found and opportunity to offend them.This on the micro level of the Routine Activities Theory .On the Macro level homes that has no one in them are being targeted because their is no one there.This is a pattern that is changing in victimization. Routine Activities Theory can be counteracted by people personal beliefs because even though offenders have the opportunity the strength in their belief system and social bonds helps the offender refrain from crime(Paynich & hill, 2010