Even poor communities with __________ , in which there is some capacity to control the neighborhood, have lower crime rates than neighborhoods without it.

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The sentence specifically mentions that poor communities with "capacity to control the neighborhood" have lower crime rates than those without it. This ability to control the neighborhood is known as collective efficacy, which is the ability of a community to work together to solve common problems and control their environment. Offender reentry programs and embeddedness may also have an impact on crime rates but are not directly mentioned in the sentence as contributing to lower crime rates.

Even Poor Communities with __________ , in Which There Is