Crime And Locality

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Introduction Locality refers to an area or neighborhood, occupied by certain people. An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Rural areas are large and isolated areas of an open country with low population density. For a definition of rural areas we decided to divide it in four categories, demographical, economic, social structure and cultural. Demographical – population density and settlement size. Economic- stereotype of rural areas people ‘who live off the land’. However, modernity has brought technological and economic developments such as manufacturing service provision & tourism are sources of employment. Social Structure- rural areas are described as being close knit. Cultural- refers to their distinct set of attitudes, beliefs, values, rural areas are seen as being traditional and slow to change We differentiated rural and urban into 3 categories; Settlement form (town, village) Sparsity or Remoteness- the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness. Function – the number of commercial addresses located within an area. Caribbean Statistics Kingston, Montego Bay and Spanish Town, experience high levels of crime and violence and account for ¾ of all reported crimes. In these areas law enforcement do not accurately control crime. Crime in urban areas of Jamaica is most apparent because of overcrowding, which led to unemployment and poverty. Sheerian Gray noted that in urban areas teenagers were recruited as foot soldiers. Number of foot soldiers brought before the court: 1999-2599 Number of foot soldiers in need of protection: 1004 In rural areas, vigilantes ‘take up the slack’ of the police and try to prosecute homosexuals, and child molesters. Homosexuality is illegal in Jamaica, incurring a prison sentence. Many Jamaicans are hostile
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