CrimComics Issue 4: Social Disorganization Theory

CrimComics offers a new way to approach criminological theory by engaging students with impactful, highly visual illustrated texts. Each CrimComics Issue traces the development of the theory--placing it in social and political context--and demonstrates its application to the real world. The last page of each Issue features review questions and key terms.

Issue 4, Social Disorganization Theory, introduces students to sociological, community-based theories that analyze key aspects of neighborhood collectives like social disorganization, collective efficacy, and street culture in an effort to understand crime. Other issues include Issue 1: Origins ofCriminology, Issue 2: Biology and Criminality, and Issue 3: Classical and Neoclassical Criminology.

• CrimComics Issue 5: Anomie and Strain Theories
• CrimComics Issue 3: Classical and Neoclassical Criminology
• CrimComics Issue 2: Biology and Criminality
• CrimComics Issue 1: Origins of Criminology
• Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application
• How to Rob an Armored Car
• Criminology Goes to the Movies: Crime Theory and Popular Culture
• Criminology: The Essentials
• Criminological Theory: Past to Present: Essential Readings
• The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice