Title
The Effects of Social Disorganization: A Hierarchical Analysis of Perceived Incivilities in a Latino Community
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Guided by the theoretical framework of quality of life and social disorganization, this study combined data from three independent sources (4,469 community surveys, Census Bureau, and police crime records) to simultaneously examine the influence of contextual characteristics (concentrated disadvantage, social isolation, and violent crime) on residents' perceived incivilities across 10 city council districts in San Antonio, Texas, net of citizen-level covariates. Several findings emerged from the Poisson hierarchical analysis. At the citizen-level, Latino, age, homeowner, perceived safety, and quality of life rating were significantly related to perceived incivility. At the council district level, all the contextual variables were positively and significantly associated with the outcome. Implications from these findings are considered.
Recommended Citation
Cancino, Jeffrey M., Sean P. Varano, Joseph A. Schafer, and Roger Enriquez. 2007. "The effects of social disorganization: A hierarchical analysis of perceived incivilities in a Latino community." Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice 5(1): 1-26.
Comments
In: Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, vol. 5, No. 1, 2007.