Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer

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Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer

Johnny Lara

CJA/384 Criminal Organizations

July 23, 2013

J.K. Roberts, M.A.

Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer

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* What is social disorganization?

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* Social disorganization is a structure of the relation between people and their environment and normally the environment has loss the process that regulates a community or society behavior. It also conflicts with community social institutions such as the police department, schools, businesses, etc. it is link to poor neighborhoods and the environment that it creates in different areas of a community. Social disorganization can be directly linked with the rates of criminal activity in an area or multiple area location. Social institution in these locations are discourage and usually directed to failure because of social isolation, job loss, social change, poverty, alienation, and conflicts through intimidation or influences of particular groups. Criminal activities in areas were social disorganization environment exist temp to rise because individuals in disadvantaged neighborhoods usually participate in delinquency acts. Wealth and power are key points in social disorganization.

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* How does social disorganization relate to organized crime and its evolution?

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* Social disorganization and organized crime are related because one contributes to the other. In history social disorganization in a society always has organize crime as part of the consequences. When social disorganization prevails in a society individuals find comfort in organizations regardless of whether the organization is legal or not. When situations like social disorganization take place then organized crime reigns, making individuals is attracted to criminal organizations like gangs. That’s how gangs emerge because the society is unable to direct its efforts to fight them. Corruption and influence is a...