Violent Crime, Theory, and Prevention
The violent crime that chose to explain would be gang violence and the theory that I associated it with is Social Disorganization Theory. For the first time in decades, US politics have begun having a serious discussion regarding the deadly results of gun violence and the gang members who are behind it. Baltimore a city with just over 600,000 people, is one of the most dangerous cities within the United States, and have some of the highest violent crime numbers then cities double its size. It is believed that rapid increase of violent offenses and murders are based on the organized gangs that has polluted the city. Currently the top organized gangs are Baltimore Crew an Italian group affiliated with …show more content…
In the words of former Crip gang member Kody Scott (who had the gang name Monster), "When gang members stop their wars and find that there is no longer a need for their sets to exist, banging will cease. But until then, all attempts by law enforcement to seriously curtail its forward motion will be in vain".
Property Crime, Theory, and Prevention
The property crime that chose to explain would be arson, intentionally setting a house on fire for insurance money because the individual could no longer afford the home. And the theory associated with it is Strain Theory. This theory states that society puts pressure on individuals to achieve socially accepted goals, even though they lack the means, this leads to strain which may lead the individuals to commit crimes.
An effective intervention that could have prevented or reduced this criminal act is to have mortgage companies and banks be more efficient with assisting homeowners with alternatives that may can assist them versus having them feel that arson is the only
The violent crime that chose to explain would be gang violence and the theory that I associated it with is Social Disorganization Theory. For the first time in decades, US politics have begun having a serious discussion regarding the deadly results of gun violence and the gang members who are behind it. Baltimore a city with just over 600,000 people, is one of the most dangerous cities within the United States, and have some of the highest violent crime numbers then cities double its size. It is believed that rapid increase of violent offenses and murders are based on the organized gangs that has polluted the city. Currently the top organized gangs are Baltimore Crew an Italian group affiliated with …show more content…
In the words of former Crip gang member Kody Scott (who had the gang name Monster), "When gang members stop their wars and find that there is no longer a need for their sets to exist, banging will cease. But until then, all attempts by law enforcement to seriously curtail its forward motion will be in vain".
Property Crime, Theory, and Prevention
The property crime that chose to explain would be arson, intentionally setting a house on fire for insurance money because the individual could no longer afford the home. And the theory associated with it is Strain Theory. This theory states that society puts pressure on individuals to achieve socially accepted goals, even though they lack the means, this leads to strain which may lead the individuals to commit crimes.
An effective intervention that could have prevented or reduced this criminal act is to have mortgage companies and banks be more efficient with assisting homeowners with alternatives that may can assist them versus having them feel that arson is the only