Effect of implementing security measures on fear of crime.
Effect of implementing security measures on fear of crime.
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实施安全措施对犯罪恐惧的影响。
DOI：
10.1080/1068316x.2022.2061485
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发表时间：
2022
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作者：
Shibata;Y.;& Nakayachi;K.
一些研究探讨了安全措施的执行与人们对犯罪的恐惧之间的关系。然而，大多数是横断面研究，两个变量之间的因果关系尚不清楚。本研究采用基于神经网络的实验检验了相关的因果关系。在研究1中，日本大学生（N= 180）阅读两个消息之一，并发现犯罪的恐惧减少的参与者收到的消息有关警卫巡逻。这一结果与先前的研究报告不一致，即安全措施的感知与犯罪恐惧呈正相关，并启发了研究2。在研究2中，日本参与者（N= 105）阅读三个场景之一，涉及对严重犯罪的安全措施（严重条件），对轻微犯罪的安全措施（轻微条件），或没有安全措施（控制条件）。结果表明，在严重的条件下，参与者的犯罪恐惧比其他两种条件下增加更多;在轻微的条件下，犯罪恐惧保持在与控制条件相同的水平。这些结果支持的假设，实施安全措施增加了犯罪的恐惧，只有当安全措施是暗示严重犯罪。
Several studies have explored the relationship between the implementation of security measures and people’s fear of crime. However, most were cross-sectional studies, and the causality between two variables is not clear. This study examined the relevant causal relationships using scenario-based experiments. In Study 1, Japanese university students (N= 180) read one of the two messages, and the fear of crime was found to be decreased in participants who received a message about guards patrolling. This result was inconsistent with previous research reported that the perception of security measures positively correlates with fear of crime, and inspired Study 2. In Study 2, Japanese participants (N= 105) read one of three scenarios that involved security measures against serious crime (the serious condition), security measures against minor crime (the minor condition), or no security measures (the control condition). The results showed that fear of crime was increased more in participants in the serious condition than in the other two conditions; fear of crime in the minor condition remained around the same level with that in the control condition. These results support the hypothesis that implementing security measures increases fear of crime only when security measures are suggestive of serious crimes.