Theories of Crime and Justice


The Pruitt-Igoe Myth Full Video (01:23:01)

Short Response 2: The documentary The Pruitt-Ioge Myth presents a look at government housing in the United States.  After watching the documentary, choose one scene that could be analyzed with any of the Chicago School Theories.  After using the theories to analyze, answer the question, what role did government play in the creation of the problems that existed in the projects in the United States? 

The response should be no less than 500 words in length and must reference specific parts of
the documentaries as support for your analysis.  Failure to meet these requirements will result in a “0”.