RT Article
T1 Factors of fear of crime among Korean citizens: the mediating effect of confidence in the police
JF International journal of law, crime and justice
VO 66
A1 Kima, Sohee
A2 Hanb, Sungil
A2 Maskályc, Jon
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1776493648
AB Fear can deteriorate communities and erode the quality of life of residents. Some fear of crime literature argues that the police can be a tool for addressing residents' fear. However, the exact mechanism through which the police affect fear remains unknown. Using data from the 2013 Korean Crime Victim Survey, we examine the potential role that confidence in the police can play in explaining residents' fear of crime. Our findings suggest that confidence in the police mediates the relationship between some traditional indicators (i.e., informal social control) of fear. However, the persistent effects of other variables (i.e., gender) remain after accounting for confidence in the police. We discuss the implications of these findings for theory, future research, and public policy.
K1 Confidence in the police
K1 Fear of crime
K1 Mediating effect
K1 South Korea
DO 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2021.100488