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An exploration of the determinants of reporting crime to the police in the city of Tianjin, China | |
Zhang L.; Messner S.F.; Liu J.![]() | |
2007 | |
Source Publication | Criminology
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ISSN | 111384 |
Volume | 45Issue:4Pages:959 |
Abstract | Western research has investigated three types of correlates of crime reporting-victim-specific (individual or household), incident-specific, and environment-specific variables. The current study applies this general, analytical framework to explore the determinants of crime reporting to the police in contemporary urban China. Using data collected from a recent survey of criminal victimization in Tianjin, we assess the determinants for reporting of robbery, assault, personal theft, and household burglary. The results consistently show that offense seriousness is a significant predictor of reporting for all offenses studied. Also, a nonlinear relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and reporting of burglary is found. In contrast, individual-specific and household-specific factors do not affect reporting, with the exception of a cumulative measure of victimization experience. Measures of neighborhood social cohesion and informal control are also not associated with reporting. The implications of these findings are discussed with reference to the unique neighborhood organizational infrastructure in urban China. © 2007 by the American Society of Criminology. |
Keyword | China Crime Reporting Tianjin |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2007.00093.x |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS ID | WOS:000251509300008 |
The Source to Article | Scopus |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-38149026448 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Law |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang L.,Messner S.F.,Liu J.. An exploration of the determinants of reporting crime to the police in the city of Tianjin, China[J]. Criminology, 2007, 45(4), 959. |
APA | Zhang L.., Messner S.F.., & Liu J. (2007). An exploration of the determinants of reporting crime to the police in the city of Tianjin, China. Criminology, 45(4), 959. |
MLA | Zhang L.,et al."An exploration of the determinants of reporting crime to the police in the city of Tianjin, China".Criminology 45.4(2007):959. |
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