Social Capital and Urban Crime.
Title:
Social Capital and Urban Crime.
Author:
Neal, Danielle Lively.
ISBN:
9781593326791
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (214 pages)
Series:
Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship
Contents:
CONTENTS -- 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 Social Capital and Crime -- CHAPTER FOUR: How does Social Capital Relate to Crime? -- CHAPTER FIVE: Does Social Capital Matter in Relation to Crime? -- CHAPTER SIX: Social Capital and Crime, What Now? Implications for the Future -- APPENDIX A: Years of Available Stowell Data for Cities and MSAS Examined -- APPENDIX B: Source of Access to Dataset for Study Replication: Raw Data for Stowell Psychographics, Census Demographics, and Crime Rates -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
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 crime tends to precede increases in social capital rather than the other way around.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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