Reducing Fear of Crime: Program Evaluation Surveys in Newark and Houston, 1983-1984
Description
Households and establishments in seven neighborhoods in
Houston, Texas, and Newark, New Jersey, were surveyed to determine the
extent of victimization experiences and crime prevention measures in
these areas. Citizens' attitudes toward the police were also
examined. Baseline data were collected to determine residents'
perceptions of crime, victimization experiences, crime-avoidance
behavior, and level of satisfaction with the quality of life in their
neighborhoods (Parts 1 and 3). Follow-up surveys were conducted to
evaluate the effectiveness of experimental police programs designed to
reduce the fear of crime within the communities. These results are
presented in Parts 2 and 4. In Part 5, questions similar to those in
the baseline survey were posed to two groups of victims who reported
crimes to the police. One group had received a follow-up call to
provide the victim with information, assistance, and reassurance that
someone cared, and the other was a control group of victims that had
not received a follow-up call. Part 6 contains data from a newsletter
experiment conducted by the police departments after the baseline data
were gathered, in one area each of Houston and Newark. Two versions of
an anti-crime newsletter were mailed to respondents to the baseline
survey and also to nonrespondents living in the area. These groups
were then interviewed, along with control groups of baseline
respondents and nonrespondents who might have seen the newsletter but
were not selected for the mailing. Demographic data collected include
age, sex, race, education and employment.
Resources
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ICPSR08496.v2 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08496.v2 |
Tags
- police-activity
- crime-prevention
- new-jersey-newark
- united-states
- victimization
- quality-of-life
- texas-houston