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An Examination of Citizen Involvement in Crime Prevention in High-Risk Versus Low- to Moderate-Risk Neighborhoods

April Pattavina

Department of Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

James M. Byrne

Department of Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Luis Garcia

Department of Sociology, Suffolk University

In the following study, the authors examine factors that explain citizen participation in crime prevention activities in Boston. Using survey data from a random sample, census data, and official crime and arrest data, the authors identified a wide range of individual- and community-based indicators that could potentially explain citizen involvement in crime prevention. Findings revealed that citizen involvement in collective crime prevention does indeed vary by the risk level of a particular neighborhood, with high-risk neighborhoods demonstrating higher rates of involvement than low- to moderate-risk neighborhoods. The authors also found that the factors that explained citizen participation varied by the risk level of the neighborhood. Overall, this research demonstrated that in high-risk neighborhoods, citizen involvement in crime prevention activities is affected by the unique blend of personal, parochial, and public social control mechanisms operating in these areas.

Key Words: crime prevention • new parochialism • citizen involvement • neighborhood

Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 52, No. 2, 203-231 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0011128705284155
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