Collective Efficacy and Urban Change: Examining Social Control Forces in Areas of Gentrification

• In Event: The Complex Role of Collective Efficacy in Crime and Crime Control

Abstract

The current project examines gentrification and crime in Chicago neighborhoods from 1980 - 2010. Using a combination of data sources, the paper examines whether or not measures of collective efficacy in neighborhoods can predict whether or not a neighborhood undergoing gentrification experiences a demonstrable change in levels of crime. Additionally, the paper examines the possibility of a group threat effect. Results will be presented, along with suggested policy implications.

Author

• Kathryn Noe Kozey, University of Maryland / American University