Community policing and fear of crime in Seoul: a test of competing models

Policing - Tập 36 Số 1 - Trang 199-222 - 2013
SunghoonRoh1, Dae‐HoonKwak2, EunyoungKim3
1Department of Public Administration, Korea National Police University, Yongin‐Si, South Korea
2Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
3Department of Police Administration, Kwandong University, Gangneung‐Si, South Korea

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the complex constellation of underlying factors between community policing and fear of crime by embracing various exogenous variables identified through accumulated empirical research. Another important purpose of the current study is to examine the association between community policing and fear of crime in the Korean context.Design/methodology/approachThe data originated from a survey administrated by the Korean Institution of Criminology in the area of Seoul, South Korea, in an attempt to examine citizens’ fear of crime, perceptions of public safety and environment. Using a stratified sampling method, a total of 654 respondents were selected. Structural equation modeling was used to examine direct and indirect relationships among exogenous and endogenous variables and to test the authors’ hypothesized structural model of the citizen's fear of crime.FindingsThe current study found that the four proposed models between community policing and fear of crime were not supported in the Korean context. Neither direct nor indirect relationships between community policing and fear of crime were statistically significant. On the other hand, community policing was found to be significantly and indirectly associated with perceived risk of crime; those who more perceived community policing activities felt a greater risk of crime. A logical explanation for these findings requires understanding of the characteristics of community policing practice and the unique crime environment in South Korea.Originality/valueThis study shows unique characteristics in the community policing‐fear of crime nexus in Korean society in relation to the implementation of community policing, the level of fear of crime and perception of community‐based crime control.

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