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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462552403321

Autore

Neal Danielle Lively <1980->

Titolo

Social capital and urban crime [[electronic resource] /] / Danielle Lively Neal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., c2011

ISBN

1-59332-679-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice: recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.2/5

Soggetti

Crime - Sociological aspects

Social capital (Sociology)

Crime prevention - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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