@article{ref1,
title="Which "broken windows" matter? School, neighborhood, and family characteristics associated with youths' feelings of unsafety",
journal="Journal of urban health",
year="2003",
author="Mijanovich, Tod and Weitzman, B. C.",
volume="80",
number="3",
pages="400-415",
abstract="Young people's fears of victimization and  feelings of unsafety constitute a serious and pervasive public health problem  and appear to be associated with different factors than actual victimization.  Our analysis of a population-based telephone survey of youths aged 10-18 years  in five economically distressed cities and their suburbs reveals that a  substantial minority of youths feel unsafe on any given day, and that an even  greater number feel unsafe in school. While some traditional predictors of  victimization (such as low socioeconomic status) were associated with feeling  unsafe, perceived school disorder was the major factor associated with such  feelings. Disorderliness may thus be the school's version of "broken  windows," which serve to signal to students a lack of consistent adult  concern and oversight that can leave them feeling unsafe. We suggest that fixing  the broken windows of school disorderliness may have a significant, positive  impact on adolescents' feelings of safety.",
language="",
issn="1099-3460",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}