Why do some neighborhoods have higher crime rates than others?

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Social Disorganization Theory’s Greatest Challenge: Linking Structural Characteristics to Crime in

Socially Disorganized Communities

Charis E. Kubrin and James C. Wo

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Why do some neighborhoods have higher crime rates than others? What is it about certain communities

that consistently generate high crime rates?