The Effect of Nationality of Foreign Residents on Fear of Crime for Local Residents

Kang, Su-Jin; Seo, Wonseok

doi:10.18350/ipaid.2018.27.1.95

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“…For instance, groundless and biased information regarding people from certain countries was recently dispersed by several media outlets in Korea, triggering a fear of specific citizens and leading some people to avoid regions in which these people lived in groups. Indeed, such misinformation even generated occasional issues of discrimination [ 1 , 101 ].…”

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The Effects of Multilayered Disorder Characteristics on Fear of Crime in Korea

Kang

wonseok

2020

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Fear of crime has a negative impact on the mental health of individuals, limiting their physical and social abilities. Moreover, the prevalence of such fear in the neighborhood weakens the bonds between neighbors and the overall community network, thereby undermining social capital and impeding the city’s sustainability. Disorder is a multilayered process shaped by type and spatial level and has a complex effect on fear of crime. Using a multilevel ordered logistic model, this study determines a more comprehensive cause of fear of crime by verifying the multilayered effects of disorder in Korea. The results include four main findings. First, people are relatively unaware of disorder occurring at the neighborhood level, and more sensitive to disorder at the city level. Second, social disorder has a more significant effect on fear of crime than physical disorder. Third, fear of crime is more affected by indirect factors than by direct factors and actual crimes. Finally, the impact of disorder on fear of crime is discriminatory, depending on the type and spatial structure. This study suggests that urban policy efforts focus more on indirect and macroscopic aspects in dealing with the decline of cities and managing issues related to social disorder.

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“…There has been a recent global increase in the incidence of various types of violent crimes, such as shootings and random murders, including in South Korea [ 1 , 2 ]. The public is continuously inundated with detailed reports of such crimes, resulting in growing uneasiness and fear within communities.…”

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The Effects of Multilayered Disorder Characteristics on Fear of Crime in Korea

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wonseok

2020

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From garbage to COVID-19: theorizing ‘Multilingual Commanding Urgency’ in the linguistic landscape

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Across the globe signage which conveys directives regarding appropriate behavior in public, such as ‘Do Not Enter’ signs, is made multilingual in ways that other signage is not. This paper examines two examples of multilingualism in directive signs within Seoul, South Korea in order to theorize what gives rise to multilingualism in directive signage while other signage remains monolingual. Examination of Vietnamese and Arabic on signs prohibiting the illegal disposal of household garbage on side streets in Seoul, and English, Chinese, and Japanese on mask-required due to COVID-19 signs within the Seoul subway system allows for a robust analysis of what shapes the inclusion of additional languages on directive signage. We posit the construction of a differently speaking other who is seen as likely to disobey stated regulations alongside the desire by authorities to minimize the effort required to respond to rule breaking results in a multilingual commanding urgency that shapes multilingualism in directive signage. The concept of multilingual commanding urgency emphasizes the role enforcement practices have in shaping multilingualism, an important development in understanding this form of signage. Multilingual commanding urgency is especially relevant as it shapes signage deployed in emergency contexts such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Effect of Nationality of Foreign Residents on Fear of Crime for Local Residents

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The Effects of Multilayered Disorder Characteristics on Fear of Crime in Korea

The Effects of Multilayered Disorder Characteristics on Fear of Crime in Korea

From garbage to COVID-19: theorizing ‘Multilingual Commanding Urgency’ in the linguistic landscape

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