Fear of Crime by Dan A. Lewis

Author:Dan A. Lewis [Lewis, Dan A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Criminology
ISBN: 9781351520058
Google: PpguDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-28T03:27:24+00:00

Conclusions

The residents in these ten neighborhoods vary not only in the signs of incivility they confront, but also in the ways that they respond to essentially comparable conditions. To some extent this can be accounted for by the changes occurring in the area at any given time. Although all neighborhoods experience some degree of change most of the time, they vary in the extent to which some changes occur, in the direction they take, and in the time frame within which they take place. New groups of people move in, while others leave. Old housing stock deteriorates. New housing is constructed. Commercial areas decline or change in character. New ones may be introduced. In some instances, some areas disappear entirely. Recreation facilities, social services, and other amenities may expand, decline, or be removed entirely.

In some of our neighborhoods, these changes have been minor, often barely noticeable. In others they have extended over longer periods of time so that the immediate impact is not so readily apparent. And in some they have been rapid and clearly visible. For the most part, these transformations reflect the larger movements of population and business that have affected major urban centers through the years. Most frequently this has involved the exodus of the more affluent White population and the entry of low income minorities. Recently, however, in some neighborhoods this process has been reversed as more affluent professionals move into areas populated mainly by low-income minorities. Our examination of the concerns of neighborhood residents suggests that such changes shape the responses to and interpretations of local conditions. We look next at the statistically documented population movements and at the residents’ perception of change in the ten research sites.

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