Question

________ is a concept in which more cohesive communities with high levels of social control and social integration foster the ability for kids to use their wits to avoid violent confrontations and to feel safe in their own neighborhood.

Answer 1

Answer: street efficacy

Explanation:

The concept of street efficacy can be defined as the perceived ability of the person to avoid violent confrontations in the neighborhood.

The adolescents who show high levels of social control and social integration to avoid violent confrontations in the neighborhood show street efficacy. This will happen when the communities remain in unity and cohesive.

Adolescents under low street efficacy may be exposed to violence and may not be able to handle themselves. The adolescents with high street efficacy may involve in violence and they may get associated with delinquent behaviors.