RT Article
T1 Examining Avoidance, Victimization Risk, and Perceptions of Community Safety in Latinx Communities
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 3
SP 559
OP 583
A1 Yohros, Alexis
A2 Geisler, Isabel
A2 Lockwood, Sarah
A2 Miller, Emelyn
A2 Wills, Candence
A2 Farrell, Amy
A2 Cuevas, Carlos A.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839615567
AB Latinx adults are increasingly avoiding formal authorities, local services, and community engagement out of fear of victimization and deportation. Increased distrust and fear of authorities threaten to erode individual and community feelings of safety. While crime prevention scholarship identifies community efficacy, local engagement, and bonds to formal institutions as critical components to creating safety within local communities, there is little research to date on how avoidance in response to victimization impacts these processes. This study utilized data from 53 qualitative interviews of Latinx adults to understand the ways that bias victimization and discrimination alter feelings of community safety. Participants expressed distrust of formal institutions and decreased community engagement. They also leveraged informal networks like friends and family, emphasizing the nuanced impact of avoidance on community organization.
K1 Latinx
K1 Avoidance
K1 Community safety
K1 Victimization
DO 10.1177/00111287221126075