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Direct linkBeyerlein, Kraig – Social Forces, 2005
Using American religious traditions as measures of bonding and bridging social capital in communities, we empirically test how these different forms of social capital affect crime rates in 3,157 U.S. counties in 2000. Our results suggest that the bonding networks evangelical Protestants promote in communities explain why counties with a greater…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Crime, Religious Factors, Protestants
