PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS ABOUT CRIME, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FROM STUDIES IN CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, V 1 SEC 2 - SEE NCJ-01524)

• NCJ Number: 2737
• Author(s): A J REISS
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 114 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; National Science Foundation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND MANAGERS WERE SURVEYED FOR THEIR ATTITUDES IN TWO POLICE DISTRICTS OF BOSTON, TWO IN CHICAGO, AND FOUR IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Abstract

CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN HIGH CRIME RATE AREAS DO NOT PERCEIVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AS PLACES WHERE CRIME IS A WAY OF LIFE. THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN IS WITH PERSONAL SAFETY. THIS ATTITUDE OVERSHADOWS THEIR ATTITUDES ABOUT POLICE, WHICH ARE GENERALLY POSITIVE. THEY REPRESS CRIME RATHER THAN DEAL WITH ITS CAUSES. THEY ALTER THEIR BEHAVIOR MORE THAN THEIR ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE CRIME SITUATION. APPENDIXES CONTAIN THE SURVEY INSTRUMENTS USED. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)