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The goal of this study is to present how trust in police follows similar patterns in similar countries: Belgium and The Netherlands, having almost same level of democracy and transparency but different structure of laws enforcements, by examining the impact of effectiveness of the police on public trust in police. The data was drawn from the country files of the European Social Survey (ESS) conducted in 2010. OLS regression was used to analyze the dataset. The results indicated that while Belgium and The Netherlands have different modes of law enforcement; the link between the effectiveness of the police and the publics' trust in police was similar in both countries. The study highlights the importance of examining cultural values such as democracy and transparency in future studies that aim to uncover significant factors influencing public trust in police. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the study was to compare the role of culture in predicting fear of crimes affecting elderly people. The data was drawn from the Life Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute. The sample size was 7338. OLS regression was used to predict the link between aging and fear of crimes. Results showed that Turkish elderly citizens are, on average, less fearful than other age groups. On the other hand, discrimination based on age increases the fear of crimes. The present results imply that to test the vulnerability theory, cultural features must be examined in further studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]