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58 Crime L. & Soc. Change 1 (2012)

handle is hein.journals/crmlsc58 and id is 1 raw text is: Crime Law Soc Change (2012) 58:1-14 DOI 10.1007/s10611-012-9366-1 Guardianship and crime: an international comparative study of guardianship in action Meghan E. Hollis-Peel - Danielle M. Reynald- Brandon C. Welsh Published online: 26 February 2012 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 Abstract An observational tool was developed to measure guardianship potential and guardianship in action in residential areas in The Hague, the Netherlands by Reynald (Crime Prevention and Community Safety 11(1):1-20, 2009; Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 47(3):358-390, 2010). Guardianship potential was measured using the defensible space-based measures from the Block Environment Inventory (BEI), while Guardianship in Action (GIA) was observed by recording whether or not guardians (1) were visibly available, (2) were monitoring, and (3) intervened when necessary. This article reports on an international comparison of GIA in The Hague and in an American city. A comparative understanding will help advance knowledge on the measurement of active guardianship and related defensible space dimensions and identify socio-cultural differences in the application and meaning of the guardianship concept. Key results include that the observable dimensions of guardianship in action were reliable and valid, but some differences existed between the two sites including significant differences related to the social interaction measure. Similarities and differ- ences across the two sites are examined, and implications for theory and research are explored. M. E. Hollis-Peel - B. C. Welsh Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, Netherlands D. M. Reynald Griffith University, Queensland, Australia B. C. Welsh (E) - M. E. Hollis-Peel School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Churchill Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA e-mail: b.welsh@neu.edu 4L Springer

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