Developing a model of perceptions of security and insecurity in the context of crime

Iain Reid; Sandra Appleby-Arnold; Noellie Brockdorff; Ivana Jakovljev; Sunčica Zdravković

doi:10.1080/13218719.2020.1742235

Developing a model of perceptions of security and insecurity in the context of crime

Iain Reid, Sandra Appleby-Arnold, Noellie Brockdorff, Ivana Jakovljev, Sunčica Zdravković

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The current study was carried out as part of the CITYCOP project exploring fear of crime, risk perception and feelings of security and insecurity. Participants (n ¼ 272) from 11 European countries answered a questionnaire exploring measures of risk perception, fear of crime, anxiety, trust in police and related behaviours. A seven-factor structure is proposed incorporating ‘Signs of Social and Physical Disorder’, ‘Trust in Police’, ‘Trait Anxiety’, ‘Collective Efficacy’, ‘Perceived Risk of Victimisation’, ‘Fear of Personal Harm’ and ‘Fear of Property Theft’. Overall findings suggest that the measures associated with feelings of insecurity are negatively related to the measures associated with feelings of security. Efforts should be made to reduce feelings of insecurity through encouraging trust in law enforcement and community interaction and reducing signs of social and physical disorder.

Original language	English
Number of pages	17
Journal	Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Early online date	5 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1742235
Publication status	Early online - 5 May 2020

Keywords

community policing
fear of crime
insecurity
risk perception
security

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