Security v. Park and Recreation Service Delivery
Reduced Effectiveness of Public Investment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12065256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark A Glaser (Wichita State University, corresponding author), Mark Glaser (Wichita State University) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 359-369 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-2166 • E-ISSN: 1467-9906 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9906.1994.tb00335.x |
| OpenAlex | W2004047304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
The author surveyed more than 900 residents to assess the extent to which park security, a proxy for fear of crime, impacts park usage patterns. Findings indicate that investments in park and recreation services and facilities may be in vain in many cases because residents are reluctant to use the services. Fear of crime is widespread but is particularly burdensome for selected segments of society. For example, female minorities were especially concerned with quality-of-life implications of security issues. In addition, demand for type of security remedies varies as a function of respondent demographics. Thus, local government must be prepared to tailor investment to fit citizen demand. In particular, effective use of park and recreation resources requires a shift in investment priorities to include security enhancements and alteration of public perception of crime
Business · Demographics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Investment (military · Local government · Political science · Proxy (statistics · Public economics · Recreation · Respondent · Service (business · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Public Administration · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Marketing
Testing Alternative Models of Fear of Crime
The Fear of Crime
Fear and Reactions to Crime
Coproduction, Equity, and the Distribution of Safety
In Defense of Citizen Evaluations as Performance Measures
Urban Black Neighborhood Environment and Homicide
Urban Crime Policy
The Effects of “Self-Help” Precautionary Measures on Criminal Victimization and Fear
Southern Review of Public Administration
Neighborhood participation in community development
Improving citizen perceptions of the police
Fear of Crime in the United States
Organization Theory and Management
Linking Objective and Subjective Measures of Performance
In Defense of Surveys as a Reliable Source of Evaluation Data
Institutionalized Use of Citizen Surveys in the Budgetary and Policy-Making Processes
Fear of Crime and Constrained Behavior Specifying and Estimating a Reciprocal Effects Model
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2014 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |