A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Fear of Crime: Exploring the Roles of Institutional Confidence and Institutional Performance

Lin, K

A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Fear of Crime: Exploring the Roles of Institutional Confidence and Institutional Performance

Lin, K

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Crime and Delinquency, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Lin, K https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3966-0009
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-20T03:43:01Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-20T03:43:01Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Crime and Delinquency, 2022
dc.identifier.issn	0011-1287
dc.identifier.issn	1552-387X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/165307
dc.description.abstract	Drawing upon Wave 7 of the World Value Survey, this study performed multilevel analysis on fear of crime among 47,996 residents from 36 diverse nations. Confidence in the government and perceived government performance were identified as significant predictors of crime fear. Further analysis showed the effect of confidence in the government stemmed primarily from between-country variation, whereas both within-country and between-country variation in perceived government performance shaped fear of crime. In addition, macroeconomic factors and the proportion of urban population, but not national-level homicide rate, were found to be salient country-level predictors. The findings contextualize the elevated fear of crime in some countries despite declining crime rates and inform the recommendation that institutional confidence and performance be prioritized in crime fear reduction efforts.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Crime and Delinquency
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/00111287221074954
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	Kai Lin, A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Fear of Crime: Exploring the Roles of Institutional Confidence and Institutional Performance, Crime & Delinquency (, ) pp. . Copyright © 2022. DOI: 10.1177/00111287221074954.
dc.subject	1602 Criminology, 1801 Law
dc.subject.classification	Criminology
dc.title	A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Fear of Crime: Exploring the Roles of Institutional Confidence and Institutional Performance
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1602 Criminology
utslib.for	1801 Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of International Studies
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-01-20T03:42:59Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Drawing upon Wave 7 of the World Value Survey, this study performed multilevel analysis on fear of crime among 47,996 residents from 36 diverse nations. Confidence in the government and perceived government performance were identified as significant predictors of crime fear. Further analysis showed the effect of confidence in the government stemmed primarily from between-country variation, whereas both within-country and between-country variation in perceived government performance shaped fear of crime. In addition, macroeconomic factors and the proportion of urban population, but not national-level homicide rate, were found to be salient country-level predictors. The findings contextualize the elevated fear of crime in some countries despite declining crime rates and inform the recommendation that institutional confidence and performance be prioritized in crime fear reduction efforts.

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