Crime and Cities

Catalog description

From the beginning of the study of sociology in the United States, sociologists have studied life within a community context, documenting how space matters. The physical and social aspects of neighborhoods affect how likely crime is to occur in them and how residents can fight this crime. In addition to learning how space affects crime, we will learn key theories and concepts which sociologists use in studying crime in city neighborhoods, we will discuss current major issues related to crime, and we will study crime-fighting strategies.