Neighborhood characteristics and crime: a test of Sampson and Groves' model of social disorganization

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In 1989 Sampson and Groves proposed a model of social disorganization. In this model, neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status, high residential mobility, racial heterogeneity, and family disruption were predicted to have sparse local friendship networks, low organizational participation, and uns...

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Authors: Sun, Ivan Y. (Author) ; Triplett, Ruth Ann 1961- (Author) ; Gainey, Randy R. 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: Western criminology review
Year: 2004, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-16
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Soziale Desorganisationstheorie
Gemeindestruktur
Überfall
Raub
Kriminalgeographie
Social Disorganization Theory
Neighborhood Structural Characteristics
Assault and Robbery Rates