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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-10-2010
Publication Title
Justice Quarterly
Volume
28
Issue
5
First Page
775
Last Page
798
Abstract
Research on neighborhood-level effects on intimate partner violence (IPV) has expanded significantly in the past two decades. However, to date, studies have been unable to disentangle compositional and contextual effects on IPV and have rarely considered the social mechanisms that might link neighborhood conditions to IPV. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, this study considers individual and contextual influences on violence between partners, and examines the effects of disadvantage and collective efficacy on this type of behavior. Results indicate that neighborhood disadvantage significantly increases and collective efficacy significantly decreases IPV after controlling for individual-level correlates. Our findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that as with street crime, neighborhood disadvantage also exacerbates rates of IPV. However, unlike street crime, the impact of disadvantage on IPV does not appear to be mediated by collective efficacy. Understanding how collective efficacy affects violence between partners remains an open issue.
Recommended Citation
Wright, E.M. & Benson, M.L. (2010, December 10). Clarifying the effects of neighborhood context on violence "behind closed doors". Justice Quarterly, 28(5), 775-798. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2010.533687
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in [Justice Quarterly] on [December 10, 2010], available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2010.533687