After viewing the Pruitt-Igoe Myth and Cabrini-Green documentaries, the video on Operation Ceasefire, and reading all the course materials, please see below for your discussion board assignment.
A) What is your opinion as to the failure of St. Louis subsidized housing from the documentary Pruitt-Igoe?
1) Do you believe that subsidized housing like the one in the Pruitt- Igoe, and Cabrini-Green would have been more successful in Boston (or in your town)?
2) Was the collective efficacy of the community in both Pruitt-Igoe and Cabrini Green high or low? (from the little information you have–make an educated guess and explain your reasoning)
3) Regarding social disorganization theory and collective efficacy, what do you believe (if anything) could have prevented the failure?
B) With respect to the Operation Ceasefire initiative in Boston, do you believe the same model could be utilized in cities like Chicago and St. Louis with anywhere close to the same effectiveness? why or why not?
