Fifty one items within their seven clusters and the average ratings for each of the four IPV outcomes
Cluster | Item name (item number*) | Prevalence rating | Severity rating | Perpetration rating | Cessation rating |
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*These five items were added by the researchers to the original list generated by the participants. These items reflected neighbourhood characteristics that appear in the literature but not explicity mentioned by the participants. | |||||
Cluster 1: deterioration contributors | |||||
Poverty (40)* | high | high | high | low | |
Evictions (38) | moderate | moderate | moderate | low | |
Isolated locations (41) | moderate | moderate | moderate | low | |
Lots of people moving in and out (51)* | low | low | low | low | |
Abandoned houses (27) | low | low | low | low | |
Lots of rubbish (6) | low | low | low | low | |
Cluster 2: negative social attributes | |||||
People who are hanging out (1) | low | moderate | moderate | low | |
Violence (42) | high | high | high | low | |
Access to drugs(5) | high | high | high | low | |
Unemployment (16) | high | high | high | low | |
People who do not care (7) | moderate | high | moderate | low | |
Children exposed to drugs on the street (9) | moderate | moderate | moderate | low | |
Police that do not care (32) | moderate | high | moderate | low | |
Public drunkenness (2) | moderate | high | high | low | |
Racial/ethnic segregation (21) | low | low | low | low | |
Cluster 3: violence attitudes and behaviours | |||||
Macho attitudes about control (12) | high | high | high | low | |
Ignorance about intimate partner violence (3) | high | high | high | low | |
People who should know better (4) | high | high | high | low | |
Child abuse (36) | high | moderate | moderate | low | |
Lay offs (39) | moderate | high | high | low | |
Mental illness (11) | moderate | high | high | low | |
Absence of adults (10) | moderate | moderate | moderate | low | |
Youth homicide/child homicide (37) | moderate | moderate | moderate | low | |
Gossip (45) | moderate | moderate | moderate | low | |
Single mothers (8) | moderate | low | moderate | low | |
Cluster 4: stabilisation factors | |||||
People who intervene themselves (31) | moderate | low | moderate | moderate | |
Families with young children (49)* | moderate | low | low | moderate | |
Income/wealth (47)* | moderate | low | low | moderate | |
Cultural norms (46) | low | low | low | moderate | |
People with professional jobs (48)* | low | low | low | moderate | |
Cluster 5: neighbourhood monitoring | |||||
People who call 911, the police, authority (30) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Job availability (15) | moderate | low | low | moderate | |
People who take a stand (29) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Alertness/vigilance of people (44) | moderate | low | low | moderate | |
Curfew (13) | low | low | low | moderate | |
Homeownership (28) | low | low | low | moderate | |
Cluster 6: communication networks | |||||
Police presence (23) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Churches (24) | moderate | low | low | high | |
People who are aware of resources (33) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Communication between neighbours (20) | low | low | low | moderate | |
Community networks (22) | low | low | low | high | |
Neighbourhood meetings (43) | low | low | low | moderate | |
Playgrounds (17) | low | low | low | moderate | |
Cluster 7: community enrichment resources | IPV shelters (50)* | high | low | low | high |
Women’s groups (34) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Hotlines (25) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Outreach centres (35) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Emergency assistance programmes (26) | moderate | low | low | high | |
Access to public health facilities (14) | low | low | low | high | |
Community centres (19) | low | low | low | moderate | |
Recreation centres for children (18) | low | low | low | moderate |