TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To identify intervening factors between perceptions of community policing and reduction of crime fear among citizen, which can provide a better understanding of the causal linkage between these two variables.Design/methodology/approach– The present study employs the research data from the 1998 study “Criminal Victimization and Perception of Community Safety in 12 United States Cities,” which was conducted as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). This study used only the personal data, which included information on respondents' demographic characteristics, personal crime and victimization experiences, perceptions of neighborhood crime, and experience and satisfaction with local police.Findings– The finding reveals that while vulnerability variables (indirect victimization model) do not affect the relationship between community policing and fear of crime, the perception of incivilities (perceived disorder model) and the dissatisfaction with life‐quality (community concern model) in the neighborhood intervene between community policing and fear of crime.Originality/value– Despite the abundant research in the area of community policing, less attention has been paid to the causal process between community policing activities and its presumed effect, reduction of crime fear in communities. This study helps us to understand how fear of crime is reduced by the implementation of community policing.
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SN  - 1363-951X
DO  - 10.1108/13639510510628758
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510510628758
AU  - Roh Sunghoon
AU  - Oliver Willard M.
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Effects of community policing upon fear of crime: Understanding the causal linkage
T2  - Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 670
EP  - 683
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -