Revisiting broken windows theory: A test of the mediation impact of social mechanisms on the disorder–fear relationship

Jacinta M. Gau, Nicholas Corsaro and Rod K. Brunson

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2014, vol. 42, issue 6, 579-588

Abstract: Broken windows theory predicts that disorder signals a lack of neighborhood control, sparks fear of crime, and sets off a chain reaction ultimately resulting in crime. Support has been found for the disorder–fear link, but the present study argues that this link is actually intended to be indirect—perceived loss of control is what should cause fear.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.10.002

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