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Sabol, William J.; Coulton, Claudia J.; Korbin, Jill E. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
The capacity of communities to prevent violence is examined from three perspectives: youth violence, child maltreatment, and intimate partner violence. The analysis suggests that community social control and collective efficacy are significant protective factors for all three types of violence, but these need to be further distinguished for their…
Descriptors: Prevention, Social Control, Child Abuse, Violence
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Coulton, Claudia J.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Using census and administrative agency data for 177 urban census tracts in Cleveland, Ohio, variations in rates of officially reported child maltreatment were found to be related to structural determinants of community social organization. Child maltreatment rates were also found to be intercorrelated with other indicators of breakdown of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Characteristics