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Institutional Strength, Social Control and Neighborhood Crime Rates

Ruth A. Triplett

Old Dominion University, USA

Randy R. Gainey

Old Dominion University, USA

Ivan Y. Sun

Old Dominion University, USA

While the systemic model that today's theories of social disorganization are based on acknowledges that neighborhood-based institutions may vary in their ability to contribute to effective social control, relatively little attention has been given to their role in understanding neighborhood rates of crime. At the same time, there is contradictory evidence about the role of social networks, which have been the focus of much research attention. This article builds upon past work to present a model of neighborhood-based institutional social control to address this lack of attention. The model centers on a conceptualization of institutional strength that distinguishes between the dimensions of institutional strength, and the causes and effects of variation in institutional strength.

Key Words: institutional strength • social disorganization

Theoretical Criminology, Vol. 7, No. 4, 439-467 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/13624806030074003
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