Objective reports versus subjective perceptions of crime and their relationships to accelerometer-measured physical activity in Hispanic caretaker-child dyads.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.12.001
Abstract: Crime and safety are commonly cited barriers to physical activity (PA). We had three objectives, 1) describe the association between objective crime measures and perceptions of crime, 2) analyze the relationships between each type of… read more here.
Keywords: accelerometer measured; caretaker; perceptions crime; physical activity ... See more keywords
Perceptions of crime hot-spots and real locations of crime incidents in two South African neighbourhoods
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DOI: 10.1057/s41284-017-0099-9
Abstract: South Africa is characterised by high levels of crime and fear of crime that manifests in various ways at a local community level. The fear of crime is influenced by levels of social and physical… read more here.
Keywords: fear crime; crime hot; crime incidents; perceptions crime ... See more keywords
Assessing Resident Perceptions of Physical Disorder on Perceptions of Crime
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DOI: 10.3390/socsci12020077
Abstract: This paper investigates whether perceptions of neighborhood physical disorder—measured by vacant lots, vacant buildings, and overgrown vegetation—influence perceptions of crime and perceptions of the frequency or magnitude of crime events. We use ordinal logistic regression… read more here.
Keywords: assessing resident; perceptions crime; crime; perceptions physical ... See more keywords