Book chapter
Collective Efficacy and Crime
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, pp.169-173
Elsevier Ltd, Second Edition
2015
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45045-2
Abstract
In this article, we explore the literature on collective efficacy and crime, but pay attention to three major challenges that confront this literature, and researchers moving forward with the concept in studies of neighborhoods. These challenges are (1) precisely defining and measuring the concept of collective efficacy; (2) determining whether the notions of general cohesion and trust in neighborhoods are really components of collective efficacy, or determinants of it; and (3) whether neighborhood crime can have feedback effects on the level of collective efficacy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Collective Efficacy and Crime
- Creators
- John R. Hipp - University of California, IrvineJames C. Wo - University of California, Irvine
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, pp.169-173
- Edition
- Second Edition
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45045-2
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984282465602771
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