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Social Disorganization Theory

In: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Edited by: Helen Taylor Greene & Shaun L. Gabbidon
Subject:Race, Ethnicity & Crime, Ethnic Studies

Social disorganization theory argues that crime and delinquency rates are a direct result of a heterogeneous, transitional, and poverty-stricken social ecology. Over time, poverty-stricken neighborhoods decay and deteriorate into crime-filled neighborhoods. Individuals from various ...

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  Greene, H. T., & Gabbidon, S. L. (2009). Social disorganization theory. In Encyclopedia of race and crime (Vol. 1, pp. 763-763). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n310
  
  Greene, Helen T., and Shaun L. Gabbidon. "Social Disorganization Theory." In Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, edited by Greene, Helen Taylor., and Shaun L. Gabbidon, 763-763. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n310.
  
  Greene, H. T. and Gabbidon, S. L. 2009. Social Disorganization Theory. In: Helen T. Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 763 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n310> [Accessed 20 Aug 2022].
  
  Greene, Helen T. and Shaun L. Gabbidon. "Social Disorganization Theory." Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 763-763. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n310.
  
  Greene, Helen T., and Shaun L. Gabbidon (2009). Social disorganization theory In:Social disorganization theory Encyclopedia of race and crime Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2009:763-763. doi:10.4135/9781412971928.n310
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