These neighborhoods are often depicted as "the most likely sources of crime and violence, generalized lawlessness, indiscipline and urban revolt" , as criminogenic spaces that harbor residents whose morals are deviant and corrupt, and who have turned their backs on the formal political system.
Estos barrios a menudo se dibujan como "las fuentes más probables de crimen y violencia, ilegalidad generalizada, indisciplina y rebelión urbana" , como espacios criminógenos que albergan residentes de moral desviada y corrupta, y que le han dado la espalda al sistema político formal.