Assessing the relationship between individual characteristics, neighborhood context, and fear of crime

Scarborough, Brittney K.; Like-Haislip, Toya Z.; Novak, Kenneth J.; Lucas, Wayne L.; Alarid, Leanne Fiftal

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.010

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“…Thus, the effects of perceptions of incivilities can be reduced in communities with higher levels of informal social control. and findings were consistent across three different cities (see also Taylor, 2002;Scarborough et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Yet as Robinson et al (2003) suggest, this relationship may very well be recursive, where fear of crime also changes perceptions of incivilities. Regardless, this relationship appears consistently strong in urban areas (see Scarborough, Like-Haislip, Novak, Lucas, & Alarid, 2010). Reisig and Cancino (2004) also confirm the relationship exists in areas other than highly urbanized communities.…”

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confidence: 55%

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Fear of crime, incivilities, and collective efficacy in four Miami neighborhoods

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Varano

Uchida

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Journal of Criminal Justice

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Purpose: Extant literature indicates that individual perceptions of collective efficacy and incivilities are important in explaining fear of crime. These studies, however, often implicitly assume that the relationships between key variables do not differ between neighborhoods. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between perceptions of collective efficacy, perceptions of incivilities, and fear of crime and determine whether these relationships are constant between neighborhoods. Methods: Surveys were conducted using a sample of residents from four neighborhoods within Miami-Dade County. Structural equation models were used to examine the relationships between perceptions of collective efficacy, perceptions of incivilities, and fear of crime for each neighborhood separately. Tests for invariance were conducted to determine whether the coefficients from these models differed across neighborhoods. Results: Results from these analyses suggest that the relationship between perceptions of collective efficacy and fear of crime exhibit significant heterogeneity between neighborhoods, as do a number of other relationships. The relationships between perceptions of collective efficacy and perceptions of incivilities, and perceptions of incivilities and fear of crime do not exhibit heterogeneity. Conclusions: These results illustrate the importance of examining perceptions of collective efficacy within the neighborhood context. Implications for policy and future research are discussed.

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Fear of crime, incivilities, and collective efficacy in four Miami neighborhoods

Swatt

Varano

Uchida

et al. 2013

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…[6][7][8][9] Perception of safety and neighborhood characteristics appear to be particularly important among older adults. For instance, reported neighborhood deterioration is associated with poor self-rated health in older adults 1 and older adults are more likely to report feeling unsafe than younger adults, [10][11][12] despite being less likely to be victims of crime. 13 For older adults, perception of poor neighborhood safety can negatively affect health.…”

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How Safe is Your Neighborhood? Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Functional Decline in Older Adults

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“…Some studies found no relationship between income, education and fear of crime in urban parks (Westover, 1985). However, other studies conducted in neighborhoods found that residents with low levels of education reported higher levels of fear than people with higher levels of education (Scarborough et al, 2010). Marital status has not been studied as a factor to perceived safety in the previous research conducted in urban parks.…”

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Analysis Of Perceived Safety In Urban Parks: A Field Study In Büyükpark And Hasanağa Park

Doğrusoy

Zengel

2017

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(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989)(1990). She earned her Msc and Ph.D degrees in architecture from Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences in Dokuz Eylül University in 1993 and 1998 respectively. Major research interests include post-occupancy evaluations of multi-purpose buildings, public outdoor spaces, basic design and education-creativity relations, and architecture-environment relations. rengin.zengel@deu.edu.tr

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Assessing the relationship between individual characteristics, neighborhood context, and fear of crime

Cited by 213 publications

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Fear of crime, incivilities, and collective efficacy in four Miami neighborhoods

Fear of crime, incivilities, and collective efficacy in four Miami neighborhoods

How Safe is Your Neighborhood? Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Functional Decline in Older Adults

Analysis Of Perceived Safety In Urban Parks: A Field Study In Büyükpark And Hasanağa Park

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