The Criminal's Image of the City by Ronald L. Carter and Kim Q. Hill (Auth.)

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Therefore, the aggregate relative accuracy of the perceptions must be examined. The primary manner by which some of the perceptual data will be evaluated is by the results generated in subsequent analyses. Systematic correlation, for example, between areas where criminals commit their offenses and areas they rate as being easy marks or as having low police protection would bolster confidence in the utility, if not the accuracy, of perception data. There are some scales, however, for which direct comparisons with objective data would be meaningful and useful.

These will be discussed in more detail in Chapter 6 in terms of the micro factors which accumulate to form the macro image of an area. The question of scale is of longstanding concern in social research. Scholars have traditionally differentiated between various levels of analysis. They recognize that at each scale or level different variables may be called upon for explanation. In terms of influences on the criminal's decision, then, at least two scales exist. Of the two, we know more about the micro scale - the selection of specific targets.

The individual's situation relative to perceived social forces also influences this evaluation. There is not a one-to-one relationship, therefore, between the objective element of the environment and the positive or negative elements of a l i f e space. Personal Construct Theory A more specific conceptualization of man's evaluative processes is Kelly's Personal Construct Theory (Kelly 1955). He postulates that each person arranges features of his perceived environment on the basis of its attributes.

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