Housing, Crime Fears Driving Out Neighbors
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posted by Bob at Thursday, February 08, 2007
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8 Comments:
It's always the house isn't it? When has anyone ever acknowledged that it is as much the tenant that's wrecking the place as it is the landlord that doesn't fix it? Do you ever wonder why there is only 1 side of this story that ever gets told? Maybe they should start giving the tenant the same scrutiny that they do the landlord when they are at the house inspecting the place. I for one am sick and tired of being lied to every single time they write one of these articles.
This is where the city is making a big mistake, instead of looking at and realizing the actual cause of crime they are blaming it on everything but the real problem. An example of causes for crime would be;
If we look at structuralism we would see that it is the ideal that society shapes the individual. What this would mean in the field of crime prevention is that our social structure helps some fortunate individuals, but hinders others by placing them on the bottom of the social structure and this is one reason why crimes are committed. A good example of social structure can be found in the beliefs of many politicians in St.Paul. In my opinion the upper social class in St.Paul would like to create a social structure that consists of an upper level and an extreme lower level with no middle. This means that you will have people that are very wealthy and people that are very poor. This concept is flawed however, for the simple fact that by changing the social structure you have changed social beliefs entirely and this will inevitably cause a revolution by the lower level of the structure.
One thing that has become apparent is that we cannot prevent crime until we solve the problems that lead to crime. I believe that poverty is the main factor that drives people into a dependency on stealing things from others.People have a belief that they must steal in order for there own survival and for the survival of those that they care for.
Much crime happens because criminals feel society has pushed someone into it. Weather it is being homeless, broke, no job, can’t work or whatever the excuse is, they are probably thinking society owes them, because they can’t seem to get these things on their on.
Society does owe them and society has reinforced that thought every single time they can by telling everyone they are victims of one thing or another and they need the governments help.
Humans are conforming creatures who are influenced by the values and attitudes of their society. This means that people will desire what others in their society desire and right and wrong is what that society says is right and wrong. In St.Paul's society, the accumulation of wealth and power are important symbols of society that all members should strive for. When some members of society lack the education, social contacts or family influence to accumulate this wealth or power, a strain develops. With no legitimate means available to acquire wealth and power, some people will experience high levels of strain. They will chose to use any means to obtain the wealth and power sought by society. This explains why the crime rate is higher in poverty stricken areas of the city. Yet St.Paul continues to overlook the real causes of crime and continue to force the lower class further into poverty.
Nancy
Individuals who live in communities where residents retreat from public life had lower street efficacy than those where residents supported and monitored local youth, intervening to enforce behavioral norms. In addition to community factors, attributes street efficacy to familial factors. Adolescents in families with greater financial and social resources are likely to have higher levels of street efficacy. The influence of role models within a family also contributes to street efficacy.
We used to buy the underclass a one way bus ticket out of town, but now a certain mean spirtidness has taken over and the city just throws them in the street and expects them to hoof it of town on their own.
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