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36 Just. Q. 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/jquart36 and id is 1 raw text is: Justice Quarterly 2019,VOL. 36, NO. 1, 1-30 https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2017.1374434 Broken Windows Theory and Citizen Engagement in Crime Prevention Ling Ren, Jihong Solomon Zhao and Ni fePhilp He According to broken windows theory, heightened perceptions of disorder, increased fear of crime and diminished community social control are signifi- cant inhibitors of public participation in crime prevention arising directly from concerns for personal safety and sense of futility associated with the effort required. The purpose of this study is to partialy test these hypothe- sized [inks between conditions, perceptions and behaviors. The data were derived from a telephone survey of approximately 1,100 residents in Hous- ton, Texas. In addition to the traditional survey data, social nuisance crime/disorder incidents recorded by the police in the immediate neighbor- hood of each respondent's residence were documented by using a GIS spa- tial analysis tooL. The use of structural equation modeling enables us to examine the related effects of key elements of broken windows theory on citizen engagement in public safety promotion. Study results indicate that disorder incidents had a significant impact on perceptions of disorder, while perceptions of disorder tend to increase fear for personal safety, which in turn reduces sense of collective efficacy. Finally, citizen engagement in crime prevention was significantly related to collective efficacy. These find- ings hold true across various neighborhood contexts classified by an index of concentrated disadvantage. The findings reported here [end support to Ling Ren is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University. Her research interests include policing, cross-national research on crime and delinquency, and the applications of quantitative methodology. Her work has appeared in such journals as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Crime & Delinquency. Jihong Solomon Zhao is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on police organizational change, officers' value orientation, job stress, and measurement in policing. He is the author of two books and more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles. He earned his PhD in 1994 from Washington State University, Pullman. Ni Phil He is a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeast- ern University. His research interests are in the areas of policing, comparative criminology and application of quantitative methods. His recent book on Chinese Criminal Trials (Springer, 2014) was based on a two-year (2009 2011) empirical study funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Correspondence to: Ling Ren, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA. E-mail: Lren@shsu.edu Routledge TaAor&FandiGroup © 2017 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

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