Differentiate between the various elements of ecological theory Crime rates and the need for police services are associated with community deterioration: disorder, poverty, alienation, disassociation,...

Differentiate between the various elements of ecological theory Crime rates and the need for police services are associated with community deterioration: disorder, poverty, alienation, disassociation, and fear of crime. In larger cities, neighborhoods with a high percentage of deserted houses and apartments experience high crime rates. In disorganized neighborhoods that suffer social and physical incivilities that cause fear, as fear increases, quality of life deteriorates. People who live in neighborhoods that experience high levels of crime and civil disorder become suspicious and mistrusting and may develop a "siege mentality" As areas decline, residents flee to safer, more stable localities. Transitional neighborhoods have very high crime rates.