Recent Explications of Social Disorganization Theory by Bursik, Sampson, and Others

question 29

True/False

Recent explications of social disorganization theory by Bursik, Sampson, and others suggest that social disorganization causes crime indirectly by undermining informal control systems within neighborhoods and communities.

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Forecasting Device

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Phillips Curve

An economic concept that depicts an inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment over the short term.

Inflation

The measure at which prices for general goods and services escalate, devaluing the purchasing power.

Structural Unemployment

Unemployment resulting from industrial restructuring, technological changes, or other long-term factors, affecting the structure of the labor market.