Collective Efficacy Theory and Perceptions of Crime : Documenting Neighborhood Context Effects

Battin, Joshua R.

ISBN 10: 1593327676 / ISBN 13: 9781593327675

Published by Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collective Efficacy Theory and Perceptions of Crime : Documenting Neighborhood Context Effects
• Publisher: Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593327676
• ISBN 13: 9781593327675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Battin tests collective efficacy theory by accounting for additional measures of informal social control and social ties. Past social disorganization theory and collective efficacy theory research utilized community members to measure community levels of informal social control and social ties. Battin's work deviates from the previous methodology and incorporates real estate agents as resident proxies to test collective efficacy theory and its relationship with perceptions of crime. The data provide support for collective efficacy theory and the use of resident proxies.

About the Author

Joshua R. Battin is an Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Criminal Justice Administration Department at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His research and teaching interests include policing, criminological theory, social disorganization/collective efficacy, urban sprawl and crime prevention policy.