Linking community policing activities with social disorganization theory: Examples from Turkish National Police

This cross-national research investigated nationally representative adolescents from South Korea and the United States, explored similarities and differences in latent profiles of bullying victimization between countries, and examined individual- and school-level variables that predict such latent profiles supported by the Social Disorganization Theory. The fourth-grade sample of the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study from South Korea ( N = 4,669) and the United States ( N = 10,029) was used to conduct a latent profile analysis based on eight items of the bullying victimization questionnaire. Multilevel logistic regression was conducted using latent profiles as dependent variables. Independent variables include individual-level (material goods, school absence, academic interest, school belonging) and school-level (concentration of affluent families, school resources, the severity of delinquency, academic commitment) factors. More similarities existed than differences in the latent groups of bullying victimization between South Korea ( rare, low-moderate, verbal-relational-physical, and multi-risk) and the United States ( rare, low-moderate, verbal-relational, and multi-risk). Evidence for school-level variables as predictors of bullying victimization profiles was stronger for adolescents in the United States, with a concentration of affluent families and severity of delinquency being significant in four of the six models. For the South Korean sample, the severity of delinquency predicted bullying victimization in only one model. Examination of both individual- and school-level factors that predict unique bullying victimization experiences grounded in Social Disorganization Theory may be informative for addressing key areas of intervention—especially at the school-level context in which victimization primarily takes place and where anti-bullying intervention programs are often provided.

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INTEGRATING RACE, PLACE AND MOTIVE IN SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY: LESSONS FROM A COMPARISON OF BLACK AND LATINO HOMICIDE TYPES IN TWO IMMIGRANT DESTINATION CITIES*

Criminology ◽

10.1111/j.0011-1348.2005.00025.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 837-872 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

AMIE L. NIELSEN ◽

MATTHEW T. LEE ◽

RAMIRO MARTINEZ

Keyword(s):

Social Disorganization ◽

Social Disorganization Theory ◽

Black And Latino

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A Multilevel Assessment of Social Disorganization Theory in Taipei, Taiwan

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1043986298014003002 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 222-247 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

SHU-LUNG YANG ◽

JOHN P. HOFFMANN

Keyword(s):

Social Disorganization ◽

Social Disorganization Theory

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Social disorganization theory and the college campus

Journal of Criminal Justice ◽

10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.02.010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 245-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Michael S. Barton ◽

Bonnie Lynne Jensen ◽

Joanne M. Kaufman

Keyword(s):

Social Disorganization ◽

College Campus ◽

Social Disorganization Theory

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Tinjauan Yuridis Terhadap Efektivitas Pelaksanaan Fungsi Bhayangkara Pembina Keamanan Dan Ketertiban Masyaratakat (Bhabinkamtibmas) Dalam Wilayah Hukum Kepolisian Daerah Kepulauan Riau

Journal of Law and Policy Transformation ◽

10.37253/jlpt.v5i2.1316 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 29-45

Author(s):

Chintya Cen ◽

Keyword(s):

Research Methods ◽

Community Policing ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Primary Data ◽

Research Report ◽

Legal Research ◽

Community Environment ◽

Community Behavior ◽

National Police ◽

Laws And Regulations

The Community Security and Order is the bearer of community policing in villages. Community Security and Order has objective to carry out preventive functions by directly partnering with the locals, therefore being the tip of the spear of state police in realizing community behavior in line with certain norms to create, maintain and uphold a peaceful, safe and beneficial community environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Community Security and Order in implementing its functions in Riau Islands Regional Police jurisdiction as regulated in Head of the Indonesian National Police Regulation Number 3 of 2015 about community policing, and Head of the Indonesian National Police Decree Number: KEP/773NII/2016. The effectiveness of Community Security and Order in implementing its duties was reviewed based on the theory of legal effectiveness that coined by Prof. Dr. Soerjono Soekanto. This research was conducted using empirical legal research methods. The author uses primary data obtained from interviews, random sampling of data regarding Community Security and Order activity in Riau Islands Regional Police and activity of Community Security and Order members in each Resort Police within the jurisdiction of Riau Islands Regional Police, as well as conducting observation with a member of Community Security and Order in one of the villages of Batam. Based on the gathered data, the author then processed and compiled it into a comprehensive research report. Research concluded that the implementation of Community Security and Order functions in Riau Islands Regional Police jurisdiction have already been carried in accordance to laws and regulations that is currently in effect. The presence of Community Security and Order helped in shaping community customs to remain positive and maintain a conducive, safe and peaceful environment. However, in overall perspective the implementation of Community Security and Order purposes are not yet fully effective caused by unavailability of specific regulations dictating the functions of Community Security and Order, lack of personnel, as well as limitations in facilitator needs.

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A Tale of Two Theories: Whither Social Disorganization Theory and the Routine Activities Approach?

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice/La Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale ◽

10.3138/cjccj.2021-0013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e20210013

Author(s):

Jen-Li Shen ◽

Martin A. Andresen

Keyword(s):

Social Disorganization ◽

Census Data ◽

Property Crime ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Routine Activity ◽

Social Disorganization Theory ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Social Phenomena ◽

Crime Types ◽

Routine Activities Approach

Social disorganization theory and the routine activities approach have been extensively applied separately as theoretical frameworks for the spatial analysis of crime, with general support. As hypothetical explanations for complex social phenomena, criminological theories can impact how studies are framed and how the crime problem is approached. Thus, it is important to evaluate theories continuously in various geographical, as well as contemporary contexts. This study uses both theories in tandem to examine their ability to explain 2016 property crime in Vancouver, Canada, using 2016 census data. Both theories found moderate support. Of particular note is that all of the variables designated as proxies for ethnic heterogeneity in social disorganization theory were either not statistically significant or negative, consistent with the immigration and crime literature. Additionally, almost all variables, when statistically significant, were found to have consistent results across crime types. These results bode well for the continued use of social disorganization theory and the routine activity approach in spatial analyses of crime.

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