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Collective efficacy and disorder through the eyes of neighbourhood inhabitants and key informants
European Journal of Criminology ( IF 1.752 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-15 , DOI: 10.1177/14773708211000635
Wim Hardyns 1 , Thom Snaphaan 1 , Sara Willems 1 , Lieven J. R. Pauwels 1
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This study examines the ecological reliability, convergent validity and ecological stability of neighbourhood (dis)organizational processes measured by means of two methods: inhabitant surveys and the so-called key informant analysis technique. Considering that ecological processes play a major role in many contemporary criminological theories and research, it is vital to take into account methodological challenges and to question the reliability, validity and stability of the measures reflecting these underlying processes. (Dis)organizational processes are predominantly measured by means of questionnaires surveying neighbourhood inhabitants. To yield ecologically reliable and valid measures this approach requires large numbers of respondents. In this study we analyse the relationships between ecological measures of neighbourhood processes based on surveys of inhabitants versus key informants. The findings suggest that key informants can provide reliable, valid and stable measures of (dis)organizational neighbourhood processes. Therefore, the key informant analysis technique is an essential complementary, or even substitutive, method in the measurement of neighbourhood processes; shared survey-method variance is eliminated and it is possible to survey fewer key informants than inhabitants to obtain reliable and valid information on social trust and disorder. Nevertheless, this method is not suitable for measuring all neighbourhood processes, such as informal social control. Therefore, outstanding challenges and avenues for future research are discussed as well.



中文翻译:

社区居民和关键信息提供者的集体功效和混乱

本研究通过居民调查和所谓的关键信息分析技术这两种方法来检验邻域(无组织)过程的生态可靠性,收敛效度和生态稳定性。考虑到生态过程在许多当代犯罪学理论和研究中起着重要作用,至关重要的是要考虑到方法论上的挑战,并质疑反映这些基本过程的措施的可靠性,有效性和稳定性。(无组织)过程主要是通过对邻里居民进行问卷调查来衡量的。为了产生生态上可靠和有效的措施,这种方法需要大量的受访者。在这项研究中,我们根据居民与关键信息提供者的调查分析了邻里过程生态措施之间的关系。研究结果表明,关键信息提供者可以提供(组织)邻里过程的可靠,有效和稳定的度量。因此,关键信息分析技术是邻域过程测量中必不可少的补充甚至替代方法。消除了共享的调查方法差异,与居民相比,调查关键知情人的数量可能更少,以获得关于社会信任和混乱的可靠和有效的信息。但是,此方法并不适合测量所有邻域过程,例如非正式的社会控制。因此,还讨论了未来研究的突出挑战和途径。

更新日期:2021-03-15
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