New windows into a broken construct: A multilevel factor analysis and DIF assessment of perceived incivilities

Jeffrey T. Ward, Nathan W. Link and Ralph B. Taylor

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 51, issue C, 74-88

Abstract: (1) To determine whether perceived physical and social incivilities are distinguishable at the individual and/or neighborhood levels and, if so, whether there are differences in effects on fear of crime. (2) To identify, characterize, and account for differential item functioning (DIF) to understand differences in subjective perceptions of incivilities across demographic groups.

Keywords: Incivilities; Disorder; Neighborhood; Broken windows; Differential item functioning; Multilevel CFA; Multilevel MIMIC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.06.004

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