Can information about “safe places” reduce female victimisation in Honduras? a quasi-experimental evaluation of the safeWalking app

IF 1.1 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2021-06-02 DOI:10.1080/01924036.2021.1930564

Joel A. Capellan, Chunrye Kim, J. Porter, H. Sung

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Abstract

ABSTRACT SafeWalking is of a prevention tool that identifies safe areas for women in public spaces in the City of Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. The current study examines the effect of using this phone app on users’ self-rated information about “safe places,” the number of precautionary behaviours, and victimisation. This study also examines its effect on constructs, such as fear of crime, perceived safety, and risk of victimisation. Using a pre-test and post-test design, we find that those assigned in the treatment group (i.e., the app users) experienced a significant increase in self-reported knowledge of the dangerous areas in Santa Rosa de Copan. Despite increased knowledge, there was no statistically significant effect on the number of precautionary behaviours and odds of victimisation of the app users. We discuss lessons learned, implications, and ways to improve future iterations of this and similar crime prevention applications.

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关于洪都拉斯“安全场所”的信息能减少女性受害吗?这是对safeWalking应用程序的准实验性评估

安全行走是一种预防工具，在洪都拉斯圣罗莎德科潘市的公共场所为妇女识别安全区域。目前的研究调查了使用这款手机应用程序对用户关于“安全地点”的自评信息、预防行为的数量和受害情况的影响。这项研究还考察了它对构念的影响，如对犯罪的恐惧、安全感知和受害风险。使用前测试和后测试设计，我们发现那些被分配到治疗组的人(即应用程序用户)在圣罗莎德科潘危险区域的自我报告知识方面显着增加。尽管知识增加了，但对预防行为的数量和应用程序用户受害的几率没有统计学上的显著影响。我们讨论了经验教训、影响以及改进这种和类似的犯罪预防应用的未来迭代的方法。

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International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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9.10%

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