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Katz, Charles M.; Schnebly, Stephen M. – Crime & Delinquency, 2011
This study examines the relationship between neighborhood structure, violent crime, and concentrations of gang members at the neighborhood level. We rely on official police gang list data, police crime data, and two waves of decennial census data characterizing the socioeconomic and demographic conditions of 93 neighborhoods in Mesa, Arizona.…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Neighborhoods, Crime, Violence
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Patchin, Justin W.; Huebner, Beth M.; McCluskey, John D.; Varano, Sean P.; Bynum, Timothy S. – Crime & Delinquency, 2006
Community-level factors such as disadvantage, disorder, and disorganization have been linked to a variety of antisocial and illicit activities. Although crime and deviance tend to concentrate in areas with these characteristics, not all residents of disorganized neighborhoods participate in proscribed activities. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Weapons, Violence, Delinquency