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Publication Date: 2004-Mar
Pages: 19
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Building Community Capacity for Violence Prevention
Sabol, William J.; Coulton, Claudia J.; Korbin, Jill E.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v19 n3 p322-340 Mar 2004
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.
Descriptors: Prevention, Social Control, Child Abuse, Violence, Community Role, Interpersonal Relationship, Family Violence
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Language: English
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