“Crime, Disorder and Decay in Chicago’s Latino Community.” Journal of Ethnicity in
Criminal Justice, 2004, 2 (no. 1-2), 7-26.
This paper utilizes results of citywide surveys to examine trends in Chicago during the 1990s in the extent of
crime, social disorder, and physical decay. These trends depict a tale of three cities, for trends in
neighborhood problems differed dramatically for Whites, Blacks, and Latinos. All fared differently, and no
group was “average.” By the beginning of the new century, Whites saw some improvement in neighborhood
conditions, and Blacks experienced major improvements, but conditions for Latinos actually worsened.
Analysis indicates that a combination of language and geographical concentration were among the factors
associated with worsening conditions. The paper concludes with the recommendation that the city, the police
department, and the community itself redouble their efforts to address the problems facing Latinos in Chicago.
Criminal Justice, 2004, 2 (no. 1-2), 7-26.
This paper utilizes results of citywide surveys to examine trends in Chicago during the 1990s in the extent of
crime, social disorder, and physical decay. These trends depict a tale of three cities, for trends in
neighborhood problems differed dramatically for Whites, Blacks, and Latinos. All fared differently, and no
group was “average.” By the beginning of the new century, Whites saw some improvement in neighborhood
conditions, and Blacks experienced major improvements, but conditions for Latinos actually worsened.
Analysis indicates that a combination of language and geographical concentration were among the factors
associated with worsening conditions. The paper concludes with the recommendation that the city, the police
department, and the community itself redouble their efforts to address the problems facing Latinos in Chicago.
“Disorder, Crime and Community Decline.” In Tim Hope and Margaret Shaw (eds.)
Communities and Crime Reduction. London: HMSO, 1988.
This chapter reviews recent North American research on the relationship between crime and disorder and
the social and economic forces which underlie stability or change in private-market residential communities.
Its focus on crime is familiar; perhaps more unusual is the attention given to the role of disorder in
stimulating neighborhood decline. Communities are troubled when they cannot realize their values with
regard to public behavior. Some of those values clearly are protected by the criminal law and fall within the
purview of routine police operations. Other widely approved standards of conduct are not so clearly
supported by statute, and many more seem to present intractable enforcement problems despite their
unlawful status. But those legal and operational distinctions have little to do with the impact of these
problems upon community life, which appears to be considerable.
Communities and Crime Reduction. London: HMSO, 1988.
This chapter reviews recent North American research on the relationship between crime and disorder and
the social and economic forces which underlie stability or change in private-market residential communities.
Its focus on crime is familiar; perhaps more unusual is the attention given to the role of disorder in
stimulating neighborhood decline. Communities are troubled when they cannot realize their values with
regard to public behavior. Some of those values clearly are protected by the criminal law and fall within the
purview of routine police operations. Other widely approved standards of conduct are not so clearly
supported by statute, and many more seem to present intractable enforcement problems despite their
unlawful status. But those legal and operational distinctions have little to do with the impact of these
problems upon community life, which appears to be considerable.
Disorder and Crime
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