Disorder affects judgements about a neighbourhood: police presence does not
Many police forces operate a policy of high visibility in disordered neighbourhoods with high crime. However, little is known about whether increased police presence influences people’s beliefs about a neighbourhood’s social environment or their fear of crime. Three experimental studies compared peo...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-03-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/287.pdf |