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Informationen zum Autor Craig D. Uchida is president of Justice & Security Strategies, Inc. and received his doctorate from the University of Albany.Marc L. Swatt is senior research associate and statistician with Justice & Security Strategies, Inc.Shellie E. Solomon is chief executive officer of Justice & Security Strategies, Inc., and is a doctoral student at the University of Masstricht.Sean P. Varano is associate professor in the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University. Klappentext This book is a study of collective efficacy in eight neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Using residential surveys, observations, and new methods of statistical and mapping analysis (kriging), the book provides a number of important findings relevant to the theory itself, ramifications for its use within communities, and implications for current and future research. Zusammenfassung This book is a study of collective efficacy in eight neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County! Florida. Using residential surveys! observations! and new methods of statistical and mapping analysis (kriging)! the book provides a number of important findings relevant to the theory itself! ramifications for its use within communities! and implications for current and future research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Community, Crime Control, and Collective Efficacy Chapter 2: Methodology Chapter 3: Psychometric Properties of the New Collective Efficacy ScaleChapter 4: The Relationships between Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion and Outcome Variables Chapter 5: Assessing Heterogeneity in Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion across NeighborhoodsChapter 6: Exploring the Predictors of Perceptions of Collective Efficacy and Perceptions of Social CohesionChapter 7: Within Neighborhood Variation in Collective Efficacy and Social CohesionChapter 8: Conclusions and Discussion for Future ResearchChapter 9: Conclusions and Discussion for Future Policy...
