TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - A Longitudinal-Study of the Effects of Various Crime-Prevention Strategies on Criminal Victimization, Fear of Crime, and Psychological Distress
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Norris, Fran H.
A1  - Kaniasty, K.
SP  - 625
EP  - 648
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
N2  - Examined the effects of precautionary behavior on subsequent criminal victimization, fear of crime, and psychological distress. A sample of 538 adults was interviewed three times at 6-month intervals. Four different aspects of precaution were assessed: vigilance (alertness), locks (access control), neighbors (informal cooperation), and professionals (formal programs). In logistic regressions that controlled for 14 risk factors, precaution had no preventive effects on the occurrence of subsequent crimes. LISREL models revealed that use of neighbors was the only precaution not to increase fear of crime, although both locks and neighbors showed a capacity to buffer the effects of fear on generalized distress. It was concluded that the most promising strategy was protective neighboring. Altogether, however, the promotion of citizen-initiated prevention appears highly inadequate as a policy response to problems of crime and fear.<p />
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SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -