Community perceptions of contributors and solutions related to neighborhood violent crime: A qualitative interview study

• Published in: Journal of community psychology Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 311 - 325
• Main Authors: Stager, Catanya G., Whitfield, Samantha, Osborne, Tiffany, Adedoyin, Christson, Okoro, Grace, Carley, Erin, Schoenberger, Yu‐Mei, Crawford, Dwayne A., Thompson, Melissa, Stafford, Sharela, Bateman, Lori B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Community; community engaged participatory research; Conflict resolution; Crime; Fear of crime; Female; health disparities; Humans; Interviews; key informant interviews; Law enforcement; Leadership; Low income groups; Male; Mental health; Middle Aged; neighborhood violence; Neighborhoods; Parents & parenting; Poverty; qualitative methods; Qualitative Research; Residence Characteristics; Schools; Social cohesion; social determinants of health; Social Environment; Victims; Violence; violence prevention; Violent crime; Youth; community engaged participatory research; key informant interviews; violence prevention; social determinants of health; health disparities; qualitative methods; neighborhood violence

The current study is part of a community engaged planning phase and aimed to identify perceptions related to the prevalence of violent crime, crime contributors, the relationship between the community and law enforcement, and potential interventions and solutions. In March 2021, semistructured inter...