Shaw and McKay identified transitional neighborhoods as being poverty-ridden areas that suffered high rates of population turnover and that were incapable of inducing residents to remain and defend the neighborhoods against criminal groups.

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Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory highlighted how transitional neighborhoods, characterized by poverty and high population turnover, lacked the social cohesion necessary to combat crime effectively.

Shaw and McKay Identified Transitional Neighborhoods as Being Poverty-Ridden Areas