Academic Abstract Integrative theorizing is needed to advance our understanding of the
relationship between where a person lives and their mental health. To this end, we introduce …

The use of proactive tactics to disrupt criminal activities, such as Terry street stops and
concentrated misdemeanor arrests, are essential to the" new policing." This model applies …

Objectives: A significant and diverse body of research has built up during the 30+ years
since the publication of Wilson and Kelling's seminal “broken windows” article. They affected …

Objective Whether a community can demonstrate resilience following a disaster largely
depends on the pre‐disaster context. Community disadvantage, the concentration of …

Background Neighbourhood environment characteristics have been found to be associated
with residents' willingness to conduct physical activity (PA). Traditional methods to assess …

I bring an understanding of the concept and practice of “aversive racism” to scholarly
thinking about community formation. I argue that the exclusionary contours of community are …

Sociological theorists have suggested, at least in Western affluent societies, a societal
change toward increasing sensitivity to violence. Possible causes include increasing …

This study investigates the relationship between perceptions of social cohesion and informal
social control within US urban neighborhoods and adds neighborhood racial homogeneity …

Zeichen physischer und sozialer Unordnung im öffentlichen Raum gelten im „Broken
Windows “-Ansatz als eine maßgebliche Ursache für Unsicherheitsgefühle und den dadurch …

In the framework of intergroup threat theory, it is routinely assumed that the presence of
immigrant groups in a local community could contribute to fear of crime among the majority …