Shaw and Mckay Transitional Theory

Transitional areas exist mainly near or inside of large cities. As Shaw and Mckay have explained with the detailed study of Chicago Illinois, their study supports environmental expectations that alert us to the fact that poor living standards and economic dismay cause frustration that result in juvenile delinquency. Transitional neighborhoods cause high rates of turnover, residents wish to move out of inner city neighborhoods and this causes new residents to move in. It also makes the overall property value lower producing a poorer area. Frustrations from low income families, being out of work, not making the kind of living that they think they deserve will turn minorities to break laws in order to move up in social standard.

Transitional inner city life style shows the youth that the most successful people located in the inner city are usually criminals. Every once in a blue moon you receive a talented person that is successful in life by hard work and skill. We could keep inner city criminal activity low by replacing the criminal activity with programs that teach youths and adults’ trades that give them the ability to be successful in the employment area that they choose. Work skills are detrimental to produce economic stability. I believe if employers take time to solve employee issues instead of laying off employees to make a generic reduction quota and reducing employees pay to make cut backs.  The elimination of jobs takes away from the average person’s retirement and pension building an unstable economy, having a sense of employer work relations providing an environment that doesn’t look for speed but quality in its staff making sure that they are component to complete work tasks.

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Criminology the Core chapter 6