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31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Examining the Association between Neighborhoods and Crime: The Role of Future Expectations

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Developmental

  • Anshuman Chiplunkar
    University of California Irvine
  • Natasha Bailey
    University of Virginia
  • Elizabeth Carlisle
    University of California Irvine
  • Dawn Murphy
    University of California Irvine
  • Alissa Knowles
    University of California Irvine
  • Elizabeth Cauffman
    University of California, Irvine

Abstract

Neighborhoods affect how adolescents behave, especially in regard to delinquency. This study examines whether two mechanisms, perceived opportunities and future expectations, partially account for the relation between neighborhoods and crime. We found that high levels of neighborhood disorder related to fewer perceived opportunities, which subsequently predicted higher levels of offending.

Adolescent

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