Wednesday 16th January 2013

Statistics and Crime

Ian Brunton-Smith (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey) [Presentation Slides]

Collective efficacy and violence in London

In this paper the role of place in shaping violence and people’s perceptions of violence in London is examined. Drawing on Sampson’s work on the relationship between interdependent spatial patterns of concentrated disadvantage and crime (see inter-alia Sampson et al., 1997; Sampson, 2012), this research assesses whether the impact of deprivation, residential stability and population heterogeneity on violence and perceived risk of violence is mediated by collective efficacy, i.e. shared expectations about norms, values and goals, as well as the ability of members of the community to realise these goals. To explore these questions, data is drawn from a representative sample of over 30,000 residents of London grouped within more than 4,700 local areas. This is combined with contextual information derived from the 2001 census, and Ambulance callout data for knife injuries.

The meeting will be held at University of Leeds, Fairbairn House Main Building Upper Chapel LR (1.04a), 4pm until 5pm, and the talk will be preceded by a short AGM of the Leeds & Bradford Group.

Refreshments from 3:30pm

Location details:

Fairbairn House Main Building Upper Chapel LR (1.04a)

71-75 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9PH

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