The impact of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Airport Watch program on crime at Pennsylvania general aviation airports.

摘要

The study examined the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Airport Watch program that has been implemented at general aviation airports throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in an endeavor to prevent and reduce crime at general aviation airports. The quantitative research was conducted to establish if the AOPA Airport Watch Program where implemented at general aviation airports located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has had an impact on the crime at general aviation airports. The study's sample included 122 general aviation airports located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Data were collected using an emailed questionnaire. The purpose of this study was to examine the descriptive differences between the characteristics of the general aviation airports and determine the effects of the AOPA Airport Watch program on crime at the airports that adopted this program during the period from 2002 to 2004 using an Ex-post-facto design. In addition, the Routine Activity theory was used to conceptualize the research questions. The study with the focus on the AOPA Airport Watch program and the impact it had on crime at general aviation airports in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could suggest the impact of the Airport Watch program across the United States.