Definition(s):

“[T]he ability of a community structure to realize the common values of its residents and maintain effective social controls” (Sampson, 1999, p. 253).

Sampson, R. J. (1999). What "community" supplies. In R. F. Ferguson & W. T. Dickens (Eds.). Urban problems and community development (pp. 241-292). Washington: Brookings Institution Press.