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 The Prevalence and Nature of Intra- and Inter-group Violence In an Era of Social and Demographic Change
Award Information
Awardee
              University of Arkansas
Award #
              2015-R2-CX-0046
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Fayetteville, AR
Congressional District
              3
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2015
Total funding (to date)
              $39,895
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2015, $39,895)
Statement of Problem: Though changes in economic inequality and racial/ethnic composition are considered key correlates of violence, little is known -about how these factors have influenced inter~ and intra-group viofemce -during the 2000-2010 decade, a period marked by an overall decline in crime, the "Great Recession," the deepening of racial/ethnic inequality, and heightened racial diversity resulting from various population movements. The goals of the
proposed project are to (1) use the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to explore whether these changes are associated with changes in the prevalence and nature of violence between and among Whites, Blacks,
and Hispanics and (2) construct more accessible NIBRS cross-sectional and ongitudinal databases containing race/ethnic-specific measures of violent victimization, offending, and arrest. Clarifying how these changes have influenced violence is essential for enhancing the efficacy of crime prevention strategies and overlaps with the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) priorities of linking NIBRS to community characteristics to examine the correlates of crime, examining the effects of local policy characteristics on crime, and for assessing the utility of NIBRS for developing policy strategies.
Subjects: Not applicable.
Partnerships: Not applicable.
Research Design and Methods: We propose to use NIBRS extract files (years 2000-2013) to examine the influence of recent social changes on violence for Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics. We use advanced imputation techniques to account for missingness on race/ethnic variables. To estimate recent social changes, we draw information from the
decennial Census (2000, 2010) and the American Community Survey.
Analysis: First, we examine how both inter- and intra-group violence and key socio-structural characteristics of communities have changed over the past decade. Second, we employ time series methods to examine how these changes have influenced the prevalence and nature of violence between and within each racial and ethnic group. The study will employ sensitivity analyses, including robustness checks for sample selection and model construction.
Products/Reports/Archiving: The study will produce 2-3 articles for presentation at conferences and academic publication, while also submitting reports to law enforcement journals to attract a broader practitioner audience.  Additionally, a "Research Brier will be created for practitioners aiming to alleviate associated criminogenic conditions.
To reach wider audiences, findings will be disseminated via creative platforms such as audio and webcasts. Finally, we will provide cross-sectional and longitudinal databases containing race/ethnic-specific measures of violent victimization, offending, and arrest to be archived under the National Institute of Justice's Data Resource program.
This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law.
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Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Race/Ethnicity and Measures of Violence at the Macro Level: Is Disadvantage Invariant Across Race-/Ethnicity-Specific Arrest, Victimization, and Offending?
                  Structural Disadvantage and Latino Violent Offending: Assessing the Latino Paradox in Context of Established Versus Emerging Latino Destinations

  
Date Created: September 17, 2015
    
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