The effects of community policing on fear of crime and perceived safety: findings from a pilot project in Trinidad and Tobago

Using findings from a quasi-experiment, this study examines whether the implementation of community policing in Gonzales, a distressed Caribbean community, reduced fear of crime and increased perceptions of safety. We use a pre-post, comparison group design with two groups. Data are based on three w...

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Authors: Maguire, Edward R. (Author) ; Kuhns, Joseph B. (Author) ; Apostolos, Robert (Author) ; Johnson, Devon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Policing and society
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 5, Pages: 491-510
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
community policing
Fear of crime
Perceived safety
Quasi-experiment
Caribbean