Hi,
You may find the work of Robert Putnam relevant, though he talk in a
different domain, political science. try his essay, "Bowling Alone." In
essence, he says people are safer, in police forces more effective, where
communities participate, than from any other single factor. He's got
reams of research and statistics to back this up, and is getting all sorts
of respect for his work. I don't have bibliographic references for
"Bowling Alone." Putnam is at the CFIA at Harvard.
--Rose Moss <rmoss@husc.harvard.edu>
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