Neighborhoods and Intimate Partner Violence

177 Pages·2010·0.732 MB·English

by  Emily M. Wright

Criminal Justice
Recent Scholarship

Edited by
Marilyn McShane and Frank P. Williams III

A Series from LFB Scholarly

Neighborhoods and Intimate
Partner Violence

Emily M. Wright

LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
El Paso 2011
Copyright © 2011 by LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC

All rights reserved.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wright, Emily M.
Neighborhoods and intimate partner violence / Emily M. Wright.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59332-437-7 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1. Intimate partner violence. 2. Neighborhoods--Psychological
aspects. 3. Neighborhoods--Social aspects. 4. Violence--Forecasting.
I. Title.
HV6626.W75 2010
362.82'92--dc22
2010034263

ISBN 978-1-59332-437-7

Printed on acid-free 250-year-life paper.

Manufactured in the United States of America.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES …………………………….…….……… vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ……………………..…………. ix

CHAPTER ONE: The Importance of Intimate Partner
Violence and Neighborhoods………………….….……....…. 1

CHAPTER TWO: Individual- and Couple-Level Predictors
of Intimate Partner Violence………….………... 9

CHAPTER THREE: Social Disorganization Theory…….. 27

CHAPTER FOUR: A Multi-Level Investigation of Intimate
Partner Violence and Neighborhoods…….……… 61

CHAPTER FIVE: Neighborhood Influences on Intimate
Partner Violence……………………..…………….…...….… 91

CHAPTER SIX: Theoretical and Policy Implications…… 123

APPENDIX A …….…………………………………………. 147

APPENDIX B ……………………………………………….. 149

REFERENCES.…………………………………………..….. 151

INDEX ……………………………………………………….. 165
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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Descriptive Statistics ……………………………….. 69
Table 2: Random Coefficients model Predicting the
Prevalence of IPV............................................................... 93
Table 3: Level-Two (Structural Characteristics) Main Effects
on the Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) …………………………………………..…… 95
Table 4: Level-Two (Collective Efficacy) Main Effects on the
Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as Outcomes)… 97
Table 5: Level-Two (Social Network Interaction) Main
Effects on the Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) …………………………………………..…… 98
Table 6: Level-Two (Social Ties) Main Effects on the
Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)………………………..………………………. 99
Table 7: Level-Two (Tolerance for Deviance) Main Effects on
the Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) ………………………………………..…..….. 101
Table 8: Level-Two (Legal Cynicism) Main Effects on the
Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)…..……………………………………………. 102
Table 9: Level-Two (Satisfaction with Police) Main Effects on
the Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) …………………………………………….…. 103
Table 10: Level-Two (Physical Disorder) Main Effects on the
Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as Outcomes).... 104
Table 11: Level-Two (Social Disorder) Main Effects on the
Prevalence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)………………………………………………... 106
Table 12: Random Coefficients model Predicting the
Incidence of IPV…………………………………………. 109
Table 13: Level-Two (Structural Characteristics) Main Effects
on the Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) ……………………………………………….. 110
Table 14: Level-Two (Collective Efficacy) Main Effects on
the Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) ……………………………………………….. 111

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Table 15: Level-Two (Social Network Interaction) Main
Effects on the Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) …………………………………………..…... 113
Table 16: Level-Two (Social Ties) Main Effects on the
Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)…………….…………………….……………. 114
Table 17: Level-Two (Tolerance for Deviance) Main Effects
on the Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) ……………………………………………….. 115
Table 18: Level-Two (Legal Cynicism) Main Effects on the
Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)………………………………..………………. 116
Table 19: Level-Two (Satisfaction with Police) Main Effects
on the Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes) ……………………………………………….. 118
Table 20: Level-Two (Physical Disorder) Main Effects on the
Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)…….………………………………………….. 119
Table 21: Level-Two (Social Disorder) Main Effects on the
Incidence of IPV (Level-One Intercepts as
Outcomes)...………………………………………..…….. 120
Table 22: Summary of Main Results….………………………. 122

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ACKNOWLEDEGEMENTS

I am grateful to Drs. Michael Benson, Frank Cullen, Pam Wilcox, and
D. Wayne Osgood for their guidance during the early writing of this
book. I am also very appreciative of my family’s support and
understanding throughout this process. Finally, I would like to thank
my husband, Benjamin Steiner, for his encouragement and patience.

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