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Territorial features, disorder and fear of crime in residential neighbourhoods in Malaysia: testing for multigroup invariance

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  • Aldrin Abdullah
  • Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali
  • Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki
  • Azizi Bahauddin

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This research examined the relationships between territoriality, disorder, crime, perceived risk and fear of crime and determined whether these relationships are constant between neighbourhoods. Questionnaire surveys and on-site observations were conducted on a sample of 320 residents from two neighbourhoods in Malaysia. Tests for invariance were conducted to determine whether coefficients differed across neighbourhoods. Confirmatory factor analytic models of the constructs exhibited adequate fit following multiple criteria within each and across samples. Results from these analyses suggested that the relationships between disorder and perceived risk, victimisation, and fear of crime were significant in both samples. Although high territoriality was associated with low-crime experiences in the low-crime area, no significant relationship was observed in the high-crime area. The findings illustrated the importance of examining territoriality and perceptions of disorder within the neighbourhood contexts.

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  • Aldrin Abdullah & Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali & Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki & Azizi Bahauddin, 2015. "Territorial features, disorder and fear of crime in residential neighbourhoods in Malaysia: testing for multigroup invariance," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(3), pages 197-218, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:16:y:2015:i:3:p:197-218
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2015.1019611
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