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Social disorganization theory is a good way to measure the differences levels of crime between neighborhoods. Referring to the book article “Social Disorganization Theory’s Greatest Change: Linking Structural Characteristics to Crime in Socially Disorganized Communities by Charis E. Kubrin and James C. Wo on Pg.122”
I can say one of the key factors that refer crime- free in a high level of poverty neighborhoods is that are based on the solidarity, cohesion, and integration as a social connection between residents as a collective efficacy. Also Social ties can lead to the assistance of poor neighborhoods to help them to solve any problem that affect communities with high rate of poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and family instability. …show more content…

I believed that neighborhood with high concentration of immigrants are lead to have less crime, because these people tend to protect themselves by avoiding any type of problem with the government. In other words they tend to be under a low profile by avoiding any crime and deportation. Adding to these immigrants stay in places where they find more familiar, for the most part these communities are poor neighborhoods with high levels of economic difficulties. Poverty and Crime, can lead to one of the major key that define why immigrants avoid crime and stay in a low profile in the United States for a better opportunities and a better life. Based on their needs of having a better opportunity in life, immigrants run away from their homes, by struggling that they put themselves in a dangerous situation by crossing the border for a better opportunity, referring to the American dream. Cultural factor illustrate how immigrants implement and express their beliefs, traditions, language and morals values to their families and community. As a way of protecting and reflecting a peace place to be, so it could be a way to fight crime, corruptions, discriminations, and family instability. Cultural Factors can

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