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People’s Crime Perception, and Attitude toward Community Crime Prevention Activities in Japan

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: We distributed questionnaire booklets to households in Tsukuba City, Japan. The questionnaire assessed attitudes toward local crime prevention activities, perceptions about public safety and crime-related anxiety, and sociodemographic variables. Elderly people had more positive attitudes toward community crime prevention compared to younger people. In addition, people who had a greater sense of crisis about their communities tended to view community crime prevention as a personal responsibility, whereas people who reported a less consistent fear of crime tended to have a more aloof attitude toward community crime prevention activities

Source: Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies

DOI: 10.21834/jabs.v2i2.181

Authors: Seiji Shibata, Kazunori Hanyu, Tatsuto Asakawa, Takahito Shimada

Institutions: Sagami Women's University, Nihon University, Meiji Gakuin University, National Research Institute of Police Science

Language: English

Topic: Crime Patterns and Interventions

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society