Shaw and McKay hypothesized that delinquency rates would be higher in unstable zones and lower in stable zones.

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Shaw and McKay, through their social disorganization theory, hypothesized that delinquency rates would be higher in socially disorganized, unstable zones (such as those with high poverty, ethnic heterogeneity, and residential mobility) and lower in more stable, organized zones.

Shaw and McKay Hypothesized That Delinquency Rates Would Be Higher