Direct intervention in crime: Satisfaction with police
Summary
Various studies showed that satisfaction with police and informal social control, which includes direct intervention and indirect intervention, is positively related. However, some studies concluded that satisfaction with police and direct intervention are not significant related. In addition, research on the relation between satisfaction with police and direct intervention, especially in the Netherlands, is limited. By using data from Longitudinal Internet Studies for Social Sciences (LISS), with as main questionnaire the Guardianship Survey (N = 2021), this study therefore examines the effect of satisfaction with police on direct intervention in crime. To analyze the data, a step-by-step multiple linear regression with a mediator and a moderator effect were executed. The results demonstrate that satisfaction with police and direct intervention are weak significant related. The effect is partially mediated by fear of crime. Feeling of responsibility did not have a moderation-effect. However, feeling of responsibility turned out as a strong predictor of direct intervention.