It has been known for sometime that there are areas of Chicago that holds high concentrated disadvantage sectors and in turn crime is much higher in these areas. Policy particularly plays a tremendous role in ensuring that crime is not only reduced but also that the concentrated disadvantage vanishes. There are different aspects one could take, to implement policies to ensure these positive outcomes, but not all will necessarily work. According the Shaw and McKay (1942), social Change, social conflict and the absence of social consensus is the main cause of crime and nonconformity. The three policies that I will propose will not only disinfect concentrated disadvantage areas but also reduce crime.
Initially, when I think of the “Welfare …show more content…
In reality, many get into this system because either they choose not to work or the welfare system is particularly their way of life (Edin,1991, p. 462). Similar research found in, A “Perversion” of choice, by Rosen and …show more content…
This disadvantage is felt mostly by African Americans in the inner cities of Chicago. Therefore, if there is more concentrated disadvantage, then more people will get into crime and collective efficacy disappears and social isolation will become the norm (Shaw, McKay, 1942). My three policies discussed above, will lessen concentrated disadvantage and crime primarily, because citizens within communities will see that attempting to get on welfare will not be as easy as before, and if on welfare but had the capability to work, there will be consequences to pay. These penalties will be giving back to their disadvantage community in which they live in. These individuals will be made as an example for general deterrence; they are made as an example of what will happen for everyone to learn from (Cole, Smith and Dejong, 2016).
Lastly, these polices will reduce concentrated disadvantage and crime because everyone trying to get on welfare will be given an absolute opportunity to work for at least five months. If they can’t meet the minimum job requirements in those five months, they will receive rehabilitation. Once an individual gets accustom to a way of life, but can’t meet the minimum requirements of a job, and receives rehabilitation, that former way of life will be their motivation. Hence, receiving rehabilitation will be their motivation to getting back to that
Initially, when I think of the “Welfare …show more content…
In reality, many get into this system because either they choose not to work or the welfare system is particularly their way of life (Edin,1991, p. 462). Similar research found in, A “Perversion” of choice, by Rosen and …show more content…
This disadvantage is felt mostly by African Americans in the inner cities of Chicago. Therefore, if there is more concentrated disadvantage, then more people will get into crime and collective efficacy disappears and social isolation will become the norm (Shaw, McKay, 1942). My three policies discussed above, will lessen concentrated disadvantage and crime primarily, because citizens within communities will see that attempting to get on welfare will not be as easy as before, and if on welfare but had the capability to work, there will be consequences to pay. These penalties will be giving back to their disadvantage community in which they live in. These individuals will be made as an example for general deterrence; they are made as an example of what will happen for everyone to learn from (Cole, Smith and Dejong, 2016).
Lastly, these polices will reduce concentrated disadvantage and crime because everyone trying to get on welfare will be given an absolute opportunity to work for at least five months. If they can’t meet the minimum job requirements in those five months, they will receive rehabilitation. Once an individual gets accustom to a way of life, but can’t meet the minimum requirements of a job, and receives rehabilitation, that former way of life will be their motivation. Hence, receiving rehabilitation will be their motivation to getting back to that