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SUMMARY:Collective efficacy and violence in London - Dr. Alex Sutherland\,
  University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Carissa Sharp
DESCRIPTION:A seminal paper in Science by Sampson\, Raudenbush and Earls (
 1997) empirically tests propositions raised by social disorganisation theo
 ry on data from Chicago. We attempt to replicate the Sampson et al. analys
 is\, as well as building upon it\, using data from the whole of London and
  Greater London.  Using a unique dataset collected for the Metropolitan Po
 lice Service\, we examine the relationship between collective efficacy\, d
 eprivation and crime. In keeping with the Sampson et al. (1997) paper\, we
  find that collective efficacy does appear to mediate the relationship bet
 ween disadvantage\, residential mobility and crime in some circumstances. 
 However\, we do not find as strong or as regular an effect as the original
  paper. Reasons for this are discussed\, alongside suggestions for future 
 research.
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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