▪ Abstract This paper assesses and synthesizes the cumulative results of a new “neighborhood-effects”
literature that examines social processes related to problem behaviors and health…

The purpose of this paper is to (1) summarize current knowledge on individual-, situational-,
and community-level sources of criminal violence;(2) identify key problems of causal …

… Sampson & Laub's theory of informal social control found support in an analysis of the natural
histories of two groups of boys that differed dramatical ly in childhood antisocial behavior. …

It is hypothesized that collective efficacy, defined as social cohesion among neighbors
combined with their willingness to intervene on behalf of the common good, is linked to reduced …

… Indeed, Sampson contends that theoretical arguments incorporating social structure by their
… In the various chapters of this book, Sampson demonstrates how his flexible conception of …

… This book redraws the landscape of developmental criminology that Laub and Sampson
already have done so much to define, setting new standards and benchmarks along the way. …

Because the notation used in this section (Eqs. 4.80 through 4.84) is inconsistent with that
used elsewhere in the book, it may be confusing. This confusion can be resolved by some …

… On the basis of our theoretical extension of Shaw and McKay derived from Sampson (1987),
family disruption is included as a fourth exogenous community characteristic. Family …

… Conviction celerity and intervention compliance as predictors of DUI r... … Employing
with conviction: The experiences of employers who actively r... … Social organization and …

… To achieve these goals, we modify the three-level hierarchical regression model described
by Raudenbush and Sampson (1999b).The level1 units are scale-item responses within face …