Citation

Jennings WG, Maldonado-Molina MM, Reingle JM, Komro KA. Am. J. Crim. Justice 2011; 36(4): 392-407.

Affiliation

Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, College of Law Enforcement, Eastern Kentucky University, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12103-011-9118-2

PMID

24049432

Abstract

The current study evaluates neighborhood effects, individual-level effects, and demographic characteristics that influence physically aggressive behavior among urban youth. Using data derived from 5,812 adolescents from Project Northland Chicago (PNC) and Heirarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) techniques, the results suggested that neighborhood problems significantly predicted physical aggression, before and after adjustment for individual-level risk factors (alcohol use, peer alcohol use, lack of adult supervision, and depression) and demographics. After accounting for baseline physical aggression, however, neighborhood problems were no longer a significant predictor of physical aggression. Implications for intervention at both the neighborhood and individual-level and study limitations are also discussed.

Language: en