Disorder and Crime

Wesley G. Skogan

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195398823.013.0009

Disorder and Crime

Wesley G. Skogan^*

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Abstract

This article takes a look at the roles disorder plays in relation to crime; one of these is its ability to cause other forms of crime. It lists the various definitions of disorder, and looks at the ways that disorder is measured and studied. The latter half of the article outlines current knowledge about the role of disorder as a tool of neighborhood destabilization and decline.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199940783
ISBN (Print)	9780195398823
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195398823.013.0009
State	Published - Mar 12 2012

Keywords

Current knowledge
Decline
Disorder
Forms of crime
Measuring disorder
Neighborhood destabilization

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Social Sciences(all)

UN SDGs

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