TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - An Examination of Citizen Involvement in Crime Prevention in High-Risk Versus Low- to Moderate-Risk Neighborhoods
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Pattavina, April
A1  - Byrne, Jeannette M.
A1  - Garcia, Lorena
SP  - 203
EP  - 231
VL  - 52
IS  - 2
N2  - In the following study, the authors examine factors that explain citizen participation in crime prevention activities in Boston. Using survey data from a random sample, census data, and official crime and arrest data, the authors identified a wide range of individual- and community-based indicators that could potentially explain citizen involvement in crime prevention. Findings revealed that citizen involvement in collective crime prevention does indeed vary by the risk level of a particular neighborhood, with high-risk neighborhoods demonstrating higher rates of involvement than low- to moderate-risk neighborhoods. The authors also found that the factors that explained citizen participation varied by the risk level of the neighborhood. Overall, this research demonstrated that in high-risk neighborhoods, citizen involvement in crime prevention activities is affected by the unique blend of personal, parochial, and public social control mechanisms operating in these areas.<p />
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SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128705284155
ID  - ref1
ER  -