摘要:

ABSTRACTThe importance of citizen involvement in crime prevention was stressed throughut the 1970s and, with looming service cutbacks, grows in potential importance for the coming decades. While many programs have been developed to encourage the public to get involved, especially in community‐based crime prevention efforts, not much was known about the underlying motivational dynamics. On the basis of a random‐digit‐dial telephone survey of 1803 residents in an entire metropolitan area, we conclude that most citizens become involved in neighborhood anticrime activities not because of fear of crime, but rather as an extension of their general tendency for community‐based voluntary

ISSN:0011-1384    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00473.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

ABSTRACTThe present article tests Cohenetal 's recent opportunity theory of crime with time series data from Sweden. Swedish welfare capitalism is viewed, from an economic perspective on crime, as possibly counteracting propensities toward crime generated from increased opportunity based, in turn, on the increased production of goods. Control variables are introduced from major alternative theories, including the econcmic, deterrence, and social bonds perspectives. The results of Cochrane‐Orcutt timeseries analyses indicate that the greater the availability of goods, the greater the rate of traditional property crime. Support is also found for an economic theory based on unemployment rates and a social bonds theory based on age. The availability of goods measure from an opportunity theory of crime, however, was the variable most closely associated with the variance in crime. The four‐fold increase in crime in Sweden was larger than that in the United Sta

ISSN:0011-1384    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00474.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

ABSTRACTSResearch on public perceptions of crime seriousness is reviewed. Two explanations for subgroup consensus are advanced as alternatives to the dominant view that ratings of crime seriousness reflect an underlying normative structure. It is argued that a normative explanation is plausible only after dismissing these alternative explanations. Research and data analytic strategies are proposed to evaluate the plausibility of these alternative explanations and suggestions are offered for future research in crim seriousness and the measurement of normative phenomena.

ISSN:0011-1384    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00475.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0011-1384    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00476.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY