Discussion:
Social control theory and social disorganization theory
1. Identify the most important programs and policies that the city or neighborhood you selected is undertaking in its effort to curb crime.
2. Explain why you selected these programs and analyze these initiatives as they relate to theoretical ideas at the macrolevel (social disorganization theory) and at the microlevel (social control theory).
3. Provide a brief description of the programs and policies you selected and explained the rationale for selecting these programs.
4. Identify and analyze the strategies that have the clearest theoretical underpinnings.
5. Analyze the policies and programs and identified the ones that are congruent with the ideas of social disorganization and social control theory.
6. Identify the ideas of social control and social disorganization theories that are absent from the strategy and described how these ideas could be applied and what their potential outcome would be
Use references and cite sources