RT Article
T1 Crime and safety-related concerns in a small community
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 19
IS 1
SP 79
OP 97
A1 Austin, D. Mark
A2 Woolever, Cynthia
A2 Baba, Yoko
LA English
YR 1994
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176420395X
AB This research utilizes social context and personal characteristics as determinants of both perceptions and satisfaction with safety in the local neighborhood. Using survey data obtained from residents of a small town, this analysis examines the impact of satisfaction with the environment, victimization, and social integration on attitudes concerning safety. Consistent with past research, results indicate that victimization and satisfaction with the local area are both significant predictors of perceptions of safety. They also share a significant relationship with satisfaction with safety. Two indicators of social integration yielded differing results. Participation in local organizations and associations played a more significant role in attitudes concerning safety than did the number of friends a respondent has in the neighborhood. When controlling for personal characteristics, participation in organizations was a more significant predictor of perceptions of safety than of satisfaction with safety.
K1 Informal Social Control
K1 Local Organization
K1 Crime Prevention
K1 Social Participation
K1 Social Integration
DO 10.1007/BF02887440