Suburban crime : the interplay of social, cultural, and opportunity structures

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Title:

Author:

Marwah, Sanjay.

ISBN:

9781593321451

Personal Author:

Marwah, Sanjay.

Publication Information:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2006.

Physical Description:

vii, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Criminal justice recent scholarship

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Contents:

Structural analysis and crime research -- History and relevance of opportunity structures -- Suburban stratification and crime in the metropolis -- An examination of suburban Los Angeles -- Resource distribution & crime and violence.

Subject Term:

Suburban crimes -- United States.

Crime -- Sociological aspects -- United States.

Crime -- California -- Los Angeles Suburban Area.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006019398.html

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Summary

Marwah argues that the non-random distribution of crime and violence in the suburbs results from the interplay of multiple structures. Using MertonÂs anomie-and-opportunity structures paradigm, Marwah analyzes environmental factors responsible for differing crime profiles. His work demonstrates how built environments are more consequential for property crimes and socio-economic environments crucial for the location of violent crimes. Lower-status suburbs face problems of lethal violence and non-residential suburbs have higher property crime rates. The findings support linkages between resource deprivation and violent crimes and resource abundance and property crimes. The conclusions advocate localized responses based on contextual understanding and solutions to crime and violence.