TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Victimization, fear of crime, and trust in criminal justice institutions: a cross-national analysis
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Singer, Alexa J.
A1  - Chouhy, Cecilia
A1  - Lehmann, Peter S.
A1  - Walzak, Jessica N.
A1  - Gertz, Marc
A1  - Biglin, Sophia
SP  - 822
EP  - 844
VL  - 65
IS  - 6
N2  - Prior studies demonstrate that victimization and fear of crime independently affect criminal justice attitudes, but few have examined trust in criminal justice institutions. In addition, research has been primarily confined to the United States. Using data from the AmericasBarometer survey collected in the United States, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil, the current study investigates the direct and indirect effects of criminal victimization and fear of crime on (a) perceived fairness of the courts, (b) trust in the police, and (c) overall trust in the criminal justice system. <br><br>RESULTS show that while the direct effects of victimization are mixed across countries and outcomes, fear of crime consistently mediates the effects of victimization on trust in criminal justice institutions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128718787513
ID  - ref1
ER  -