RT Article
T1 Disorder in the eye of the beholder: Black and White residents’ perceptions of disorder on high-crime street segments
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 22
IS 1
SP 35
OP 61
A1 Hinkle, Joshua
A2 Uding, Clair
A2 Weisburd, David 1954-
A2 Kuen, Kiseong
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839705019
AB Research Summary Although broken windows theory has had strong influence on policy and practice in policing, there are still many questions and debates about the nature of disorder itself and, particularly, how people perceive and define it. The current study aims to examine whether Black and White residents living on the same street segments in Baltimore City, Maryland perceive similar levels of social and physical disorder. We find strong and significant differences between Black and White residents after controlling for key sociodemographic variables and street-level covariates. Policy Implications Our findings suggest that police efforts to reduce disorder are less likely to be noticed by Black residents and that any benefits from targeting disorder may vary across places depending on the racial composition of streets. In this context, police must recognize racial differences in perceptions of disorder when developing disorder policing interventions.
K1 Broken Windows
K1 Disorder
K1 Perceptions
K1 Race
K1 street segments
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12602