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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0453762
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Community variations in crime: A spatial and ecometric analysis. Collective Efficacy (CE) is a new theoretical construct (that has never been investigated in Australia). It is a task-specific process for mobilising social capital to tackle specific neighbourhood problems. Research in Chicago finds that communities with high levels of CE experience lower levels of violence regardless of poverty levels. We will conduct a spatial and ecometric analysis of CE and crime using a survey of 3000 residents in 50 Brisbane communities. We will compare similar data from Chicago and Stockholm to investigate the Australian contribution of CE to spatial crime patterns and its potential for future crime prevention programs.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2004
End Date: 08-2007
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $250,112.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Criminology | Sustainable Development | Criminology | Urban Sociology And Community Studies
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Class | Other social development and community services | Community services not elsewhere classified |
