... authorities, and actual crime rates on police's and citizens' perceptions of neighborhood problems. Findings Police officers rate neighborhood problems more seriously than do local residents. Neighborhood structural characteristics and perceptions of the legitimacy of local authorities significantly...

... of common efforts in local (communal) crime prevention and efforts for a safer life in local communities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 The Council of Europe issued a publication Prevention of Violence – A Guide for Local Authorities (2002) which emphasises the central role...