RT Article
T1 "It’s All About Just Creating the Safe Space": barbershops and Beauty Salons as Community Anchors in Black Neighborhoods : crime Prevention, Cohesion, and Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 11
SP 2384
OP 2408
A1 Boehme, Hunter M.
A1 Williams, Tameka Vaught
A1 Brown, Natalie
A1 Kidd, Lekendra
A1 Hernandez, Bryceson
A1 Nolan, Melissa
A2 Williams, Tameka Vaught
A2 Brown, Natalie
A2 Kidd, Lekendra
A2 Hernandez, Bryceson
A2 Nolan, Melissa
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869154908
AB We conducted 13 in-depth qualitative interviews with Black owners of barbershops or beauty salons within predominantly Black neighborhoods to explore the social mechanisms that aid in suppressing crime. Four emergent themes arose: (1) community anchors and safe havens, (2) violence interrupters, (3) life counselors, and (4) COVID-19 disruption and lessons of resiliency. Findings from this study contribute to the theoretical and empirical literature focused on ?local institutions? and the importance of these businesses in building informal social control within Black communities. Further, these findings enhance our understanding of underlying place-based crime prevention mechanisms. This study promotes these institutions as key components in future crime prevention and public health interventions.
K1 barbershops
K1 beauty salons
K1 community anchors
K1 Crime Prevention
K1 local institutions
DO 10.1177/00111287221130956