RT Article
T1 The Effects of Police Effort on Victims’ Fear of Crime
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 45
IS 5
SP 880
OP 898
A1 Abbott, Jessica
A2 McGrath, Shelly A.
A2 May, David C.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764207033
AB In this study, we sought to assess whether increased police effort subsequent to an individual’s criminal victimization has a significant effect on violent crime victims’ fear of crime. Extant literature shows somewhat incongruent findings with regard to whether and in what way general police actions and effort (police presence in a community, increased interactions with members of a community) have an effect on fear in communities. To date, there has been a gap in the literature concerning fear of crime of crime victims, and specific to our study, fear of crime related to police actions and efforts after victimization. The current study fills the gap by determining whether there is, indeed, a relationship between police effort and violent crime victims’ fear. Results show a positive relationship between police effort subsequent to victimization and violent crime victims’ fear. Discussion of the results and limitations of the study are included.
K1 NCVS
K1 Victimization
K1 Fear of crime
DO 10.1007/s12103-020-09523-7