TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The relationship between territorial functioning and victimisation: A comparative study of high and low crime rate estates
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Abdullah, Aldrin
A1  - Marzbali, Massoomeh Hedayati
A1  - Bahauddin, Azizi
A1  - Maghsoodi, Mohammad Javad
SP  - 899
EP  - 908
VL  - 50
IS  - 
N2  - This study examines territorial functioning in neighbourhoods with different crime levels. Territorial functioning was measured on two dimensions: territorial attitudes and marking behaviour. In addition, perception of safety and fear of crime was also incorporated in the questionnaire based on the British Crime Survey. Police recorded Offence and Offender Data were used as an index of crime level. The survey involved 206 participants from three council estates in Sheffield, UK. The study reveals that victimization is associated with low territorial functioning. People who are more territorial were less likely to be victimised than their opposite counterparts.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.091
ID  - ref1
ER  -