Social Capital and Urban Crime:
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Main Author: Neal, Danielle Lively (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC 2011
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Item Description:List of Figures; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE: Examining Social Capital and Crime; CHAPTER TWO: Evolving Concepts of Social Capital and Crime; CHAPTER THREE: Examining the Relationship Between SocialCapital and Crime; CHAPTER FOUR: How does Social Capital Relate to Crime?; CHAPTER FIVE: Does Social Capital Matter in Relationto Crime?; CHAPTER SIX: Social Capital and Crime, What Now?Implications for the Future; APPENDIX A: Years of Available Stowell Data for Citiesand MSAS Examined
APPENDIX B: Source of Access to Dataset for StudyReplication: Raw Data for Stowell Psychographics, Census Demographics, and Crime RatesReferences; Index
Social capital is often hailed as the solution to many of the problems present in America today, but Neal?s work indicates that this belief may be misplaced. The literature suggests that the levels of social capital in a community affect the way members of the community interact with one another and may also impact the level of crime. To examine this connection, Neal examines levels crime in U.S. cities over several years along with the levels of social capital. She finds that there is strong evidence of a correlation between social capital and crime; however it appears that a decrease in crim
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (214 pages)
ISBN:1593326793
9781593326791

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