Community policing, social capital, and residents' feelings of safety in Taiwan. (2nd January 2023)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Community policing, social capital, and residents' feelings of safety in Taiwan. (2nd January 2023)
- Main Title:
- Community policing, social capital, and residents' feelings of safety in Taiwan
- Authors:
- Lo, Tzu-Ying
Wolff, Kevin T.
Liu, Yu-Hsuan
Tsai, Hui-Er - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: The history of community policing has now reached a half-century mark, but evidence regarding its effectiveness in reducing fear of crime has been inconsistent. A closer examination of existing research suggests that there must be an underlying process linking community policing and community residents' fear of crime. Thus, this study draws on Putnam's theoretical framework to test a conceptual mechanism of social capital underlying the association between elements of community policing and residents' feelings of safety. Using survey data from a sample of Taiwanese residents, this study applies structural equation modeling to assess the potential mediating effect of social capital. The results suggest community policing is positively associated with residents' social capital, residents' social capital is positively associated with their feelings of safety, and community policing has a significant indirect effect on residents' feelings of safety through residents' social capital. Based on the findings of this study, suggestions for future research and criminal justice policy are provided.
- Is Part Of:
- Police practice & research. Volume 24:Number 1(2023)
- Journal:
- Police practice & research
- Issue:
- Volume 24:Number 1(2023)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 24, Issue 1 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0024-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 90
- Page End:
- 108
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01-02
- Subjects:
- Fear of crime -- community policing -- social capital -- social disorder -- feelings of safety
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http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/15614263.2022.2067155 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1561-4263
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