Citation

Sabol WJ, Coulton CJ, Korbin JE. J. Interpers. Violence 2004; 19(3): 322-340.

Affiliation

Case Western Reserve University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260503261155

PMID

15005995

Abstract

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 relationships to private, parochial, and state controls. It is argued that strong interpersonal ties are not the only contributor to collective efficacy and violence prevention. Weak ties, including those outside the community, and organizational ties are also seen as necessary. Violence prevention programs should be structured in ways that contribute to the communities' own capacity to prevent violence.

Language: en