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Resistance to police authority in Brussels (1945‑1975): the judicial construction of working-class violence

Brussels Studies, 2012
The study of the repression of resistance to the police in Brussels during the period between 1945 and 1975 invalidates the hypothesis of a phenomenon of rebellion among young people.
Melpomeni Skordou
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Le difficile renouvellement des métiers de la sécurité publique. Le cas des correspondants de nuit parisiens

Criminologie, 2013
De nouveaux métiers, à la charnière entre accompagnement des personnes, médiation et répression, ont émergé depuis une vingtaine d’années. Ces nouveaux métiers contribuent à rendre plus floue la frontière entre police et contrôle social.
Jacques de Maillard
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Kriminalitätsfurcht und die Einstellung zur Sicherheitslage in der Stadt

Kriminologie - Das Online-Journal, 2020
Auf Basis einer repräsentativen Umfrage aus 2019 zur Sicherheitslage in der Stadt Pforzheim werden kognitive, affektive und konative Indikatoren von Kriminalitätsfurcht (KF) sowie andere sicherheitsrelevante Merkmale untersucht mit dem Ziel, eine ...
Inwer Borg, Wolfgang Bilsky , Dieter Hermann   +2 more
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Crime, policing and social order: on the expressive nature of public confidence in policing [PDF]

, 2009
Public confidence in policing is receiving increasing attention from UK social scientists and policy-makers. The criminal justice system relies on legitimacy and consent to an extent unlike other public services: public support is vital if the police and
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Spatial Correlates of Perceived Safety: Natural Surveillance and Incivilities in Bayan Baru, Malaysia

Urban Science
Perceived safety strongly shapes how residents use and experience their neighborhoods, yet evidence on how spatial and social factors interact in rapidly urbanizing Asian cities remains limited.
Aldrin Abdullah, Nurfarahin Roslan, Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali, Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki   +3 more
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Assessing urban and rural neighborhood characteristics using audit and GIS data: derivation and reliability of constructs

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2009
Background Measures to assess neighborhood environments are needed to better understand the salient features that may enhance outdoor physical activities, such as walking and bicycling for transport or leisure.
Laraia Barbara A, Messer Lynne, Herring Amy H, Sotres-Alvarez Daniela, Evenson Kelly R, Rodríguez Daniel A   +5 more
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Do you Feel Safe in the Urban Space? From Perceptions to Associated Variables

Anuario de Psicología Jurídica, 2021
This study aims to provide answers to the following questions: Do you feel safe at Historic Centre of Porto (HCP)? Do you think that crime is increasing? What are the most and less frequent crimes? And the most feared crimes?
Vanessa Azevedo, Ana Sani, Laura M. Nunes, Daniela Paulo   +3 more
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The Associations Between Park Environments and Park Use in Southern US Communities [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose To document park use and park and neighborhood environment characteristics in rural communities, and to examine the relationship between park characteristics and park use.
Banda, Jorge A., Colabianchi, Natalie, Hooker, Steven P., Hussey, James, Kaczynski, Andrew T., Wilcox, Sara   +5 more
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Associations of adult physical activity with perceived safety and police-recorded crime: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012
Background Due to the inconsistent findings of prior studies, we explored the association of perceived safety and police-recorded crime measures with physical activity.
Evenson Kelly R, Block Richard, Roux Ana V, McGinn Aileen P, Wen Fang, Rodríguez Daniel A   +5 more
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Satisfaction with the Police: Perceptions and Related Variables from an Urban Community Sample

Social Sciences, 2022
This quantitative, correlational, and transversal study was performed with a sample of 482 participants from an urban community at the Historic Centre of Porto (HCP).
Ana Isabel Sani, Vanessa Azevedo, Daniela Paulo, Mariana Magalhães, Laura M. Nunes   +4 more
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