Managing Urban Social Deprevation Flashcards
What is Social Deprivation?
Social deprivation results from low income levels but is measured by people’s access to services and opportunities.
It is characterized by a lack of access to essential services, leading to a multi-faceted and complex state of poverty.
What is the significance of a multi-agency approach in addressing social deprivation?
It integrates various sectors like education, community outreach, and job creation to effectively address the causes and symptoms of social deprivation.
High crime rates require more than policing; they need comprehensive strategies involving multiple stakeholders.
What are the challenges in providing housing for socially deprived communities?
Challenges include gentrification, increasing inner city rents, and dislocated neighborhoods due to urban planning.
Segregated neighborhoods often suffer discrimination and poor investment.
What benefits do mixed housing schemes provide?
They improve social cohesion, provide equity in public space, and enhance educational attainment by mixing income groups.
An example is the Hall 5 Project in Leuven, Belgium.
What root causes contribute to unemployment in socially deprived neighborhoods?
Deindustrialisation and the resulting cycle of decline lead to chronic unemployment and low school attainment.
These neighborhoods often experience benefit dependency and outward migration.
How can job creation be incentivized in inner city neighborhoods?
Through enterprise zones that attract businesses with tax incentives and grants.
Examples include large employers like supermarkets and retail parks.
What was a significant outcome of the London Olympic Park regeneration?
It created 12,000 permanent jobs and provided affordable housing targeted at key workers.
The Olympic Village was converted into affordable housing post-Games.
What mobility issues do socially deprived neighborhoods face?
Geographical isolation and reliance on public transport due to low income.
Lack of investment in transport infrastructure exacerbates these issues.
What is the impact of public space on socially deprived neighborhoods?
Limited access and poor condition of parks contribute to deprivation, emphasizing the need for equitable distribution of public spaces.
Urban planning must prioritize safe and accessible public spaces.
What geographic pattern is observed in crime rates within cities?
Crime is highest in socially deprived neighborhoods.
Mapping crime helps in targeting police resources effectively.
What is predictive policing?
It uses algorithms to identify and predict crime based on historical data.
The Santa Cruz police department’s system, Pred Pol, reduced several crime rates significantly.
What concerns are associated with predictive policing?
Potential biases due to reliance on socio-economic factors and face recognition technology inaccuracies.
These biases can exacerbate discrimination against minority communities.
What is community policing?
A strategy focused on building police-community relations and preventing crime through visibility and engagement.
It emphasizes collaboration with community members to improve safety and trust.
True or False: Stop and search strategies in policing target ethnic minorities disproportionately.
True
This approach can lead to reduced trust in police and feelings of humiliation among those searched.
Fill in the blank: Policies aimed at social deprivation must integrate schools, colleges, local employers, social workers, housing officers, and _______.
community groups.
