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CRIME IN THE AREA
Abstract
Crime in urban communities remains a burning issue for multicultural neighborhoods of
Los Angeles. This problem is closely considered in regards to Boyle Heights, the Los
Angeles community which consists mostly of Latin Americans. The subculture approach
to the study is taken as the dominant one. Such crime prevention activities as reshaping
the public space and increasing its safety through Helms’ Systems (2002),
reconstruction of abandoned buildings into the objects of infrastructure, strengthening
the connections between schools and population through local municipal government
work and the like are suggested.
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Crime in the Area
Introduction
Crime in urban communities is quite a persistent issue, especially in regards to
the multicultural neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The present paper aims to study the
problem of crime in a particular community, and how the subculture approach can be
served as means of identification of this notion. In our case, crime in Los Angeles can
be explicitly demonstrated by Boyle Heights, the community which consists mostly of
Latin Americans.
The subculture theory, which has been developed by Cohen in 1955 is an
attempt to examine youth subcultures, manifesting their protest against the dominant
culture.
The subcultures emerge in the slums of some nation’s largest cities, often
rooted in class differentials, parental aspirations and school standards.
Cohen notes that the position of one’s family in the social structure
determines some problems which a child might face later in his life. Thus,
they will experience status frustration and strain and adapt into either a
corner boy, college boy, or a delinquent boy. (Eve, 1978, p. 116)
Corner boys are conventional in terms of lifestyle and, therefore, they receive
considerable support in group activities. Such individuals often fail to meet academic
standards and, thus receive poor education, which...