“Studies have shown that poverty and income inequality, whether at the city, state, or national level, are powerful predictors of homicide and violent crime (Blau and Blau 1986; Hsieh and Pugh, 1993).” There are studies that agree and disagree the poverty is contributed to violent crime behavior. The research study by Bruce P. Kennedy, Ichiro Kawachi, Deborah Prothrow-stith, Kimberly Lochner, and Vanita Gupta, are rating homicide rate and poverty relationship using the Robin Hood index. Robin Hood index measure the income of inequality, by predicting state level variations in homicide rates. The study was use to predict two hypothesis: state level variations in income inequality predict firearm homicide, assault, and robbery rates independent
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In the next two researchers they relate the disorder of a community to crime. The disorder of the community such as the state of the neighborhood, vacant houses, is there any order, and low income areas. A study by Rachel Johansen, Zachary Neal and Stephen Gasteyer, The view from a broken window: How resident make sense of neighborhood disorder in Flint, Michigan. In this study they ask several members of the Flint Michigan community about the disorder in the community and how does it impact their lives. They argue that the display of physical environment characterized by abandoned buildings and properties brings a source of fear, crime, and authorities’ loss of social control. “The physical conditions of the neighborhood instill feelings of fear and mistrust, while social disorder like crime is seen by residents as a natural consequences of the degraded built environment, and gives rise to still greater fear among residents” (Rachel Johansen et al, 2014). Researchers conclusions about the study was the perceived environmental production is increasing crime in the neighborhood, and bringing feelings of fear and mistrust among many residents (Rachel Johansen et al, …show more content…
The broken window theory is the concept that window is broken and nobody cares to fix it. The fact that the window is broken it will to serious crimes in that particular neighborhood. The authors of this study are Robert J. Sampson and Stephen W. Raudenbush. “The research was conducted in 196 Chicago neighborhoods, proposing that crime stems from the same source as disorder structural characteristics of certain neighborhoods, most notably concentrated poverty.” “According to a now familiar thesis, social and physical disorder in urban neighborhoods can, if unchecked, led to serious crimes.” The offenders of these crimes come from the appearance of disorder residents (Robert Sampson et al, 2001). The study suggest that disorder does not promote crime directly although they do share a relationship and the collective ability is a great factor in explaining levels of crime and disorder. Disorder and crime comes from certain neighborhood structural, particularly focused on poverty and the absence of social resources. The disadvantage refers to low income, high unemployment, and lack of investment potential (Robert Sampson et al
In the next two researchers they relate the disorder of a community to crime. The disorder of the community such as the state of the neighborhood, vacant houses, is there any order, and low income areas. A study by Rachel Johansen, Zachary Neal and Stephen Gasteyer, The view from a broken window: How resident make sense of neighborhood disorder in Flint, Michigan. In this study they ask several members of the Flint Michigan community about the disorder in the community and how does it impact their lives. They argue that the display of physical environment characterized by abandoned buildings and properties brings a source of fear, crime, and authorities’ loss of social control. “The physical conditions of the neighborhood instill feelings of fear and mistrust, while social disorder like crime is seen by residents as a natural consequences of the degraded built environment, and gives rise to still greater fear among residents” (Rachel Johansen et al, 2014). Researchers conclusions about the study was the perceived environmental production is increasing crime in the neighborhood, and bringing feelings of fear and mistrust among many residents (Rachel Johansen et al, …show more content…
The broken window theory is the concept that window is broken and nobody cares to fix it. The fact that the window is broken it will to serious crimes in that particular neighborhood. The authors of this study are Robert J. Sampson and Stephen W. Raudenbush. “The research was conducted in 196 Chicago neighborhoods, proposing that crime stems from the same source as disorder structural characteristics of certain neighborhoods, most notably concentrated poverty.” “According to a now familiar thesis, social and physical disorder in urban neighborhoods can, if unchecked, led to serious crimes.” The offenders of these crimes come from the appearance of disorder residents (Robert Sampson et al, 2001). The study suggest that disorder does not promote crime directly although they do share a relationship and the collective ability is a great factor in explaining levels of crime and disorder. Disorder and crime comes from certain neighborhood structural, particularly focused on poverty and the absence of social resources. The disadvantage refers to low income, high unemployment, and lack of investment potential (Robert Sampson et al