@article{ref1,
title=""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",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2023",
author="Boehme, Hunter M. and Williams, Tameka V. and Brown, Natalie and Kidd, Lekendra and Hernandez, Bryceson and Nolan, Melissa S.",
volume="69",
number="11",
pages="2384-2408",
abstract="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. <br><br>FINDINGS from this study contribute to the theoretical and empirical literature focused on &quot;local institutions&quot; 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/00111287221130956",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00111287221130956"
}