Within-Neighborhood Dynamics: Disadvantage, Collective Efficacy, and Homicide Rates in Chicago
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DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spy013
Abstract: Research on neighborhood structural conditions like concentrated disadvantage and crime largely focuses on between-neighborhood differences; for example, places with more disadvantage are expected to experience higher homicide rates. However, empirical research often does not consider… read more here.
Keywords: within neighborhood; homicide rates; collective efficacy; neighborhood ... See more keywords
Homicide and State History
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DOI: 10.1177/00031224221131758
Abstract: We argue that cross-national variability in homicide rates is strongly influenced by state history. Populations living within a state are habituated, over time, to settling conflicts through regularized, institutional channels rather than personal violence. Because… read more here.
Keywords: state history; state; history homicide; homicide rates ... See more keywords