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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessica Hill, Thomas V. Pollet, Daniel Nettle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/287.pdf