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Research about crime from Shaw and McKay is briefly mentioned.

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Please note that 200 credits typically amount in 200 words of notes as my standard content amount. Since you asked for a bit more elaboration, please use these ideas to supplement:

Please also note that Shaw and McKay align crime as a cause/effect product. In other words, they see decaying transitional neighborhood as direct effects of social disorganization. Their studies derive from studies of ecological patterns of concentric zones in Chicago. Their studies prove that zones with the highest crime are typically the transitional inner-city zones; ...

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