Chapter three and four were both very interesting chapters. Both chapters discuss criminal theories that were derived from methodological explanations. To begin‚ chapter two focuses on the Chicago school of criminology‚ and its two inspiring criminologist Clifford Shaw and Henry Mckay. During the 1920’s and 1930s researches began to view crime differently. Criminologist no longer believed that crimes were led by pathology alone; but was a result of social problems that exist around the world.
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work of Shaw and McKay that actual criminological theories emerged (Shoemaker‚ 2000). Also‚ even though the concept of anomie was promulgated by Emile Durkhein‚ the French sociologist‚ yet it found its way in theories of crime when Americans began to study social factors‚ such as social disorganization. The underlying premise in turning a critical eye on society to help explain crime is that it is the structure and institutions of society that are in disarray (Shoemaker‚ 2000). Shaw and McKay set
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Social Disorganization Theory states that people’s choices are made because of their economical class. Shaw and McKay who brought this theory to peoples attention‚ proved that neighborhoods with higher crime have more poverty in them. Shaw and McKay studied Chicago’s neighborhoods. They could see that the lack of the social control was the reasoning behind the high crime rate. Crime is more likely to be high in disorganized areas such as schools‚ families‚ stores‚ and everything in neighborhoods
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shocking that sectioned areas of high populous cities having varying socio- economic statuses and crime rates. The work of Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay explains crime rates as determinant depending where an individual resides. The theorists create ecological maps to determine criminal “ hot spots” due to patterns of continued deviance in specific areas. Shaw and McKay direct attention towards the discrepancies in crime levels for neighborhoods of varying socio-economic statuses‚ discovering that neighborhoods
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Shaw and McKay ’s Theory of Juvenile Delinquency Robert Gault Saint Leo University Theories if Criminal Behavior CRM-426 Professor Crawford May 19‚ 2013 Abstract According to Lilly‚ et al (2011‚ p. 44) social disorganization is specific to the inability of community members to bring about shared values or jointly solve problems. Shaw and McKay identified this social ineffectiveness common to the metropolitan areas affordable for the lower class of poor families. Furthermore‚ their analyses
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the different tiers or levels of an urban landscape‚ Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay emphasize the issue that other theories surrounding criminal or delinquent behavior lack. That is‚ “theories that focus only on personality or biological traits ignore that youths are surrounded by a community that they interact with over many years [which‚ in turn] shape patterns of behavior (Shaw and McKay‚ 1942). In other words‚ Shaw and McKay highlight the social and environmental factors which could influence
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The poems “If we must die” by Claude Mckay and “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley relates to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed
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Module 2 – Written Assignment 1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each and use examples. Two different forms of utilitarianism are described in our text. The first is called act utilitarianism. According to Shaw and Barry‚ act utilitarianism states that we must ask ourselves what the consequences of a particular act in a particular situation will be for all those affected (p.60). The second form of utilitarianism
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Claude McKay was born in Jamaica‚ West Indies‚ in 1889 (there has been much confusion over whether McKay was born in 1889 or 1890‚ but his birth certificate has been discovered showing that he was born in 1889 [See Winston‚ Footnote 8] ). Educated by his older brother‚ McKay published his first work entitled Songs of Jamaica in 1912‚ the same year he left his homeland for the United States. There he attended Tuskegee Institute‚ although his enrollment was short-lived. He left after just a few
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Claude McKay Claude McKay was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century African American literature. When mentioning controversial writers‚ Claude McKay comes to mind. He was first of many African American writers who became known for speaking his mind through literature during the early 1900’s. He used his gift of creativity with words to express his feelings on various issues. Claude McKay is an unforgettable African-American writer who was influenced by his culture as well as
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