Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the moderated-mediation roles of perception of police response to crime and digital interclass coalition against crime between fear of terrorist attacks and psychological distress among residents of Tema Metropolis in Ghana.

Design/methodology/approach

A cluster sampling technique was used in the selection of 577 residents who answered questions on fear of terrorism, perception of police response to crime, digital interclass coalition against crime and psychological distress. The study used regression analysis to assess the hypothesized paths.

Findings

The findings show that digital interclass coalition against crime moderates the partially mediated relationship between perception of police response to crime and residents’ psychological distress.

Research limitations/implications

The study is limited in scope by the generalization of its findings, as it was restricted to only residents of Tema Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Originality/value

This research is one of the first in criminal psychology to explore the relevance of police-public engagement in averting large-scale crime in an emerging economy.

中文翻译：

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撒哈拉以南非洲地区对恐怖袭击的恐惧和心理困扰：有调节的调解模式

目的

本文旨在调查加纳特马大都会居民对恐怖袭击的恐惧与心理困扰之间警察对犯罪反应的看法和数字跨阶级打击犯罪联盟的调节作用。

设计/方法论/途径

采用整群抽样技术选择了 577 名居民，他们回答了有关恐怖主义恐惧、对警察对犯罪反应的看法、数字跨阶层打击犯罪联盟和心理困扰等问题。该研究使用回归分析来评估假设的路径。

发现

研究结果表明，打击犯罪的数字跨阶层联盟调节了警察对犯罪反应的看法与居民心理困扰之间的部分中介关系。

研究局限性/影响

该研究的范围因其研究结果的概括性而受到限制，因为它仅限于加纳大阿克拉地区特马大都会的居民。

原创性/价值

这项研究是犯罪心理学领域首次探讨警察与公众参与在新兴经济体中避免大规模犯罪的相关性的研究之一。