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The results of this research study indicate that concerns with crime in the form of neighborhood disorder do exist. However, the majority of older adults did not feel that their own personal safety was compromised. The presence of lower level neighborhood disorder created some anxiety about whether signs of physical and social deterioration suggest the onset of future significant decay in the community. These older adults’ attachment to place combined with their social and physical investment in the community seems to counter the fear of crime they could experience from the presence of neighborhood disorder. Thus, their quality of life was not gravely affected. Though not the original focus of this research study, significant connections were made between the experiences of older adults and some of the events that transpired on the tragic day Michael Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson Police officer.
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Fisher-McLean, K.L. (2016). Discussion. In: Perceptions of Community Crime in Ferguson, MO. SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46786-3_5
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