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Fear of crime, incivilities, and collective efficacy in four Miami neighborhoods

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  • Swatt, Marc L.
  • Varano, Sean P.
  • Uchida, Craig D.
  • Solomon, Shellie E.

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Extant literature indicates that individual perceptions of collective efficacy and incivilities are important in explaining fear of crime. These studies, however, often implicitly assume that the relationships between key variables do not differ between neighborhoods. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between perceptions of collective efficacy, perceptions of incivilities, and fear of crime and determine whether these relationships are constant between neighborhoods.

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  • Swatt, Marc L. & Varano, Sean P. & Uchida, Craig D. & Solomon, Shellie E., 2013. "Fear of crime, incivilities, and collective efficacy in four Miami neighborhoods," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 1-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:41:y:2013:i:1:p:1-11
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.09.004
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