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The fear-increasing and fear-decreasing effects of a pilot policy to reduce fear of crime [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Fear of crime has been rising persistently in Chile, even in periods where actual crime rates have decreased, making the perception of crime an important policy issue.
José Miguel Benavente, Daniel Goya
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The Association between Fear of Crime, Educational Attainment, and Health [PDF]
Epidemiologia, 2023 Fear of crime is an important public health problem that impacts people’s quality of life, health, and wellbeing, and causes mental health ailments (e.g., anxiety).
Gloria Macassa +5 more
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Unsafe and unequal: a decomposition analysis of income inequalities in fear of crime in northern Sweden [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018 Background Fear of crime is not solely an individual concern, but as a social determinant of health structured by gender it also poses a threat to public health.
Beáta Vivien Boldis +2 more
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Modelling the fear of crime. [PDF]
Proc Math Phys Eng Sci, 2017 How secure people feel in a particular region is obviously linked to the actual crime suffered in that region but the exact relationship between crime and its fear is quite subtle. Two regions may have the same crime rate but their local perception of security may differ.
Prieto Curiel R, Bishop S.
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Fear of crime and its relationship to self-reported health and stress among men [PDF]
Journal of Public Health Research, 2018 Background: Fear of crime is a growing social and public health problem globally, including in developed countries such as Sweden. This study investigated the impact of fear of crime on self-reported health and stress among men living in Gävleborg County.
Gloria Macassa +5 more
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Social Fear of Crime and Its Consequences [PDF]
Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej, 2020 Social fear of crime is a phenomenon of interest to scientific disciplines. The present study draws primarily on the achievements of criminology. It shows that there are different ways of interpreting fear of crime, explaining its causes and responding ...
Leszek Wilk, Bogdan Fibinger
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Environmental factors affecting fear of crime among young women on streets in Seoul
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023 In modern society, the fear of crime and actual criminal activities influences the quality of daily life. Individuals vulnerable to crime are more impacted by its fear than its potential direct damage.
Gidong Byun, Mikyoung Ha
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A Model Design for Determining Social Parameters and Their Importance Regarding Fear of Crime Levels
Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi, 2023 The concept of fear of crime has frequently been the subject of research on different residential areas and been discussed factually through its emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects.
Aykut Çalışkan
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Fear of Crime: Definition, Measurement, and Predictors [PDF]
Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi, 2017 Fear of crime is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon consisting of cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions. This concept is defined as a negative emotional reaction of dread or anxiety to crime or the symbols associated with crime (Ferraro ...
Işıl ÇOKLAR, Nevin SOLAK
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Urbani Izziv, 2021 Safety is an important issue in large cities. Fear of crime, on the other hand, is an issue independent of actual crime rates, but it is directly related to spatial qualities, affecting people’s feelings of safety.
Nilgün Çolpan Erkan +1 more
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