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The Utility of Social Capital and Collective Efficacy: Social Control Policy in Nonmetropolitan Settings

Texas State University

Researchers and practitioners have made great strides at implementing crime reduction and prevention policies in urban areas; however, such policies are largely absent in less densely populated nonmetropolitan settings. This article provides a review of major findings from two recent nonmetropolitan studies using survey data from 1,125 citizens nested in 31 nonmetropolitan residential units (RUs) located in the state of Michigan. Hierarchical linear modeling results provide empirical evidence that the differential ability of nonmetropolitan Michigan residents to realize mutual trust and solidarity (i.e., social cohesion) is a major source of RU variation in citizens’ perceived incivility and burglary. Toward this end, several policy recommendations are endorsed in nonmetropolitan communities, whereby resources of social capital can help facilitate collective efficacy for the purpose of social control and improvement of citizen quality of life. Using a social capital framework is likely to benefit rural researchers and policy makers alike.

Key Words: nonmetropolitan • social capital • collective efficacy

Criminal Justice Policy Review, Vol. 16, No. 3, 287-318 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0887403404271247


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