RT Article
T1 Urban Structures and Crime
JF SIAK-Journal
VO 7
IS 2
SP 99
OP 107
A1 Hermann, Dieter 1951-
A2 Laue, Christian
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850976406
AB Understanding the broken windows approach as an ecological theory focussing on the interrelationships of urban structures and crime, it can be summarized by the following hypotheses: (a) Worsening urban structural conditions lead to higher crime rates, higher fear of crime and to worse perception of quality of life. (b) An increase of delinquency rates, fear of crime and perceived negative quality of life in a district leads to migration and a change in the structural conditions. In this study cross-sectional data, representative surveys, and also longitudinal data about structural changes in German cities were used. The results largely confirm the broken windows approach; however, a modification should be taken into consideration. A supplementing of this approach can be reached by a combination with lifestyle approaches. Following this, crime rates in a district not only depend on structural variables, but also on the lifestyle of the inhabitants.
K1 Germany
K1 Crime
K1 deliquency
K1 interrelationship
K1 Migration
K1 Quality of life
K1 Surveys
K1 urban structure
DO 10.7396/2010_2_J