RT Article
T1 Reversing broken windows: evidence of lagged, multilevel impacts of risk perceptions on perceptions of incivility
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 63
IS 6
SP 659
OP 682
A1 Link, Nathan W.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1577428072
AB Despite a large number of studies testing Broken Windows Theory (BWT), the reverse theoretical pathway has never been assessed longitudinally (risk perceptions → incivilities perceptions). It is estimated here using panel data from Baltimore, Maryland. Results show lagged, multilevel impacts of risk perceptions on shifting incivilities perceptions. Furthermore, impacts of risk perceptions on later shifts in perceived incivilities vary significantly across streetblocks. Findings support Harcourt’s assertion that “disorder” is not a fixed and unambiguous label; rather, it is dependent on a person defining his or her surroundings. People who report a high degree of crime risk are “biased” toward defining neighborhood features as more problematic than those who do not.
K1 Incivilities
K1 Incivilities thesis
K1 Disorder theory
K1 Broken windows theory
K1 Crime risk perceptions
K1 Perception bias
K1 Verwahrlosungszeichen
K1 Kriminalitätspolitik
DO 10.1177/0011128714555606