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Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 39 Citations 11,324 102 World Ranking 2944 National Ranking 1515

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social psychology
  • Criminology

Ralph B. Taylor mainly focuses on Social psychology, Fear of crime, Criminology, Defensible space and Crime prevention. His Social psychology research integrates issues from Informal social control and Racial composition. He works mostly in the field of Fear of crime, limiting it down to topics relating to Physical disorder and, in certain cases, Social class and Test validity.

When carried out as part of a general Criminology research project, his work on Social disorganization is frequently linked to work in Work, Current, Theoretical models and Systemic model, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His work deals with themes such as Territoriality, Occupational safety and health, Community organizing and Interpersonal ties, which intersect with Defensible space. His research integrates issues of Collective efficacy, Social issues and Community policing in his study of Crime prevention.

His most cited work include:

  • Ecological assessments of community disorder: their relationship to fear of crime and theoretical implications (496 citations)
  • FEAR OF CRIME IN URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS: Implications of Between‐ and Within‐Neighborhood Sources for Current Models (426 citations)
  • Block Crime and Fear: Defensible Space, Local Social Ties, and Territorial Functioning: (375 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Criminology, Fear of crime, Human factors and ergonomics and Multilevel model. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Social psychology, Environmental criminology is strongly linked to Defensible space. His work on Violent crime, Crime prevention and Property crime as part of general Criminology research is often related to Systemic model, thus linking different fields of science.

As a member of one scientific family, Ralph B. Taylor mostly works in the field of Crime prevention, focusing on Community policing and, on occasion, Built environment. His Fear of crime research includes elements of Physical disorder and Social class. His study focuses on the intersection of Human factors and ergonomics and fields such as Suicide prevention with connections in the field of Injury prevention.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (39.60%)
  • Criminology (30.69%)
  • Fear of crime (11.88%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Clinical psychology (5.94%)
  • Criminology (30.69%)
  • Predictive policing (2.97%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Clinical psychology, Criminology, Predictive policing, Young adult and Social psychology. His biological study deals with issues like Confirmatory factor analysis, which deal with fields such as Psychosocial and Middle age. His work in the fields of Violent crime and Crime prevention overlaps with other areas such as Community perspective and Craft.

Ralph B. Taylor has included themes like Applied psychology, Officer and Blame in his Predictive policing study. His Young adult course of study focuses on Reliability and Occupational safety and health. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Developmental psychology and Factor structure.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Incivilities Thesis: Theory, Measurement, and Policy (10 citations)
  • The Philadelphia predictive policing experiment (9 citations)
  • The Development of an HIV Risk Environment Scale of Exotic Dance Clubs (9 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social psychology
  • Psychiatry

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Criminology, Predictive policing, Multilevel model, Advertising and Street segment. Ralph B. Taylor interconnects Officer and Patrolling in the investigation of issues within Criminology. His study in Predictive policing is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Violent crime, Property crime, Psychological intervention and Intervention.

There are a combination of areas like Volume and Street crime integrated together with his Multilevel model study.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Ecological assessments of community disorder: their relationship to fear of crime and theoretical implications

Douglas D. Perkins;Ralph B. Taylor.
American Journal of Community Psychology (1996)

766 Citations

FEAR OF CRIME IN URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS: Implications of Between‐ and Within‐Neighborhood Sources for Current Models

Jeanette Covington;Ralph B. Taylor.
Sociological Quarterly (1991)

758 Citations

Testing Alternative Models of Fear of Crime

Ralph B. Taylor;Margaret Hale.
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (1986)

675 Citations

Breaking Away From Broken Windows: Baltimore Neighborhoods And The Nationwide Fight Against Crime, Grime, Fear, And Decline

Ralph B. Taylor.
(2000)

650 Citations

Block Crime and Fear: Defensible Space, Local Social Ties, and Territorial Functioning:

Ralph B. Taylor;Stephen D. Gottfredson;Sidney Brower.
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1984)

597 Citations

The physical-environment of street blocks and resident perceptions of crime and disorder: Implications for theory and measurement

Douglas D. Perkins;John W. Meeks;Ralph B. Taylor.
Journal of Environmental Psychology (1992)

580 Citations

Social Order and Disorder of Street Blocks and Neighborhoods: Ecology, Microecology, and the Systemic Model of Social Disorganization

Ralph B. Taylor.
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1997)

538 Citations

The physical environment of street crime: Defensible space, territoriality and incivilities.

Douglas D. Perkins;Abraham H. Wandersman;Richard C. Rich;Ralph B. Taylor.
(1993)

459 Citations

The ecology of empowerment: Predicting participation in community organizations

Douglas D. Perkins;Barbara B. Brown;Ralph B. Taylor.
Journal of Social Issues (1996)

434 Citations

Community Structural Change and Fear of Crime

Ralph B. Taylor;Jeanette Covington.
Social Problems (1993)

384 Citations

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