Poster #93 - Police Trust on Fear of Crime: Comparing Domestic and Foreign Residents in South Korea

• In Event: Poster Session II (posters 80 – 155)

Abstract

While procedural justice theory highlights the importance of police trust in mitigating fear of crime, this relationship may not operate uniformly across diverse demographic groups. This study investigates whether the reductive effect of police trust on fear of crime differs between domestic and foreign residents in South Korea. Using secondary data from the 2019 Survey of Safety and Environment in Foreigner-Concentrated Areas (N = 2,000), this research employs split-sample Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression models to compare the standardized coefficients between the two groups. The analysis tests the hypothesis that domestic residents, who have stronger ties to formal social networks, rely more heavily on police trust to alleviate their fear of crime compared to foreign residents who face structural and cultural barriers. Ultimately, these findings clarify whether generalized community policing strategies are sufficient in immigrant-heavy neighborhoods.

Author

• Jemin Park, University of Cincinnati