Neighborhood inequality, collective efficacy, and the spatial dynamics of urban violence

@article{Morenoff2001NeighborhoodIC,
  title={Neighborhood inequality, collective efficacy, and the spatial dynamics of urban violence},
  author={J. Morenoff and Robert J. Sampson and S. Raudenbush},
  journal={Criminology},
  year={2001},
  volume={39},
  pages={517-558}
}
  • J. Morenoff, Robert J. Sampson, S. Raudenbush
  • Published 2001
  • Sociology
  • Criminology
    • Highlighting resource inequality, social processes, and spatial interdependence, this study combines structural characteristics from the 1990 census with a survey of 8,872 Chicago residents in 1995 to predict homicide variations in 1996–1998 across 343 neighborhoods. Spatial proximity to homicide is strongly related to increased homicide rates, adjusting for internal neighborhood characteristics and prior homicide. Concentrated disadvantage and low collective efficacy—defined as the linkage of… CONTINUE READING
    View via Publisher
    psc.isr.umich.edu
    1,622 Citations
    Highly Influencial Citations
    103
    Background Citations
    452
    Methods Citations
    81
    Results Citations
    56

    Figures and Tables from this paper

    Figures and Tables

    Paper Mentions

    Blog Post
    Greener Grass, Fewer Crimes?
    The Society Pages: All Blogs
    12 December 2018
    1,622 Citations
    Citation Type

    Citation Type

    Social organization and homicide rates in Chicago neighborhoods: the role of structural stability and change
    Localized income inequality, concentrated disadvantage and homicide
    • 54
    The Paradox of Social Organization: Networks, Collective Efficacy, and Violent Crime in Urban Neighborhoods
    • 406
    The Corner and the Crew: The Influence of Geography and Social Networks on Gang Violence
    • 225
    • PDF
    Within-Neighborhood Dynamics: Disadvantage, Collective Efficacy, and Homicide Rates in Chicago
    • 1
    • Highly Influenced
    • PDF
    The Dynamics of Neighborhood Structural Conditions: The Effects of Concentrated Disadvantage on Homicide over Time and Space
    • 7
    The Relationship Between Citizen Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Neighborhood Violent Crime
    • 47
    • Highly Influenced
    The Spatial Distribution and Social Context of Homicide in Toronto’s Neighborhoods
    • 39
    Living on the Edge: Neighborhood Boundaries and the Spatial Dynamics of Violent Crime
    • 3
    Unintended Consequences of Neighbourhood Restructuring Uncertainty, Disrupted Social Networks and Increased Fear of Violent Victimization Among Young Adults
    • 18

    References

    SHOWING 1-10 OF 82 REFERENCES
    The Span of Collective Efficacy: Extending Social Disorganization Theory to Partner Violence
    • 421
    Beyond Social Capital: Spatial Dynamics of Collective Efficacy for Children
    • 1,850
    Violent Crime and The Spatial Dynamics of Neighborhood Transition: Chicago, 1970–1990
    • 484
    The Informal Control of Crime Through Neighborhood Networks
    • 139
    Neighborhoods and violent crime: a multilevel study of collective efficacy.
    • 9,337
    • PDF
    Economic deprivation and neighborhood crime rates, 1960-1980
    • 232
    • Highly Influential
    Disadvantage and Neighborhood Violent Crime: Do Local Institutions Matter?
    • 384
    • Highly Influential
    Local Social Ties in a Community and Crime Model: Questioning the Systemic Nature of Informal Social Control
    • 363
    Community Structure and Crime: Testing Social-Disorganization Theory
    • 3,516
    • Highly Influential
    • PDF
    Vicarious Violence: Spatial Effects on Southern Lynchings, 1890-1919
    • 182