Questions for LaFree

Chapter 5: try and get as clear as you can on the "big model" - can you think of specific instances for each "pathway""

Chapter 6: What connection does LaFree see between political legitimacy and street crime? Can you mention one or two specific INDICATORS that he uses to get at levels of political legitimacy?

Chapter 7: Why are relative measures of economic stress better than measures of absolute stress? How well do the economic conditions apply to crime shifts for the three different periods? In general, how does the economy and crime connect?

COOMBS: how does Coombs see the causes of the 1960s riots?