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Community, crime control, and collective efficacy : neighborhoods and crime in Miami /

This book is a study of collective efficacy in eight neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Using residential surveys, observations, and new methods of statistical and mapping analysis (kriging), the book provides a number of important findings relevant to the theory itself, ramifications for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Uchida, Craig D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Community, Crime Control, and Collective Efficacy
  • Chapter 2: Methodology
  • Chapter 3: Psychometric Properties of theNew Collective Efficacy Scale
  • Chapter 4: The Relationships between Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion and Outcome Variables
  • Chapter 5: Assessing Heterogeneity in Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion across Neighborhoods
  • Chapter 6: Exploring the Predictors of Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Perceptions of Social Cohesion
  • Chapter 7: Within-Neighborhood Variation in Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion and Discussion for Future Research
  • Chapter 9: Conclusion and Discussion for Future Policy
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Authors.