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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021
Being fearful of crime is, unfortunately, a common experience. Research shows that many factors influence a person’s fear of crime, demonstrating that certain groups are generally more fearful than others.
L. Daigle +3 more
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Being fearful of crime is, unfortunately, a common experience. Research shows that many factors influence a person’s fear of crime, demonstrating that certain groups are generally more fearful than others.
L. Daigle +3 more
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2017
Fear of crime has been a serious social problem studied for almost 40 years. Early researchers focused on operationalization and conceptualization of fear of crime, specifically focusing on what fear of crime was (and was not) and how to best tap into the fear of crime construct.
Dan A. Lewis, Greta W. Salem
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Fear of crime has been a serious social problem studied for almost 40 years. Early researchers focused on operationalization and conceptualization of fear of crime, specifically focusing on what fear of crime was (and was not) and how to best tap into the fear of crime construct.
Dan A. Lewis, Greta W. Salem
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International journal of human computer interactions
This study investigated the impact of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) elements on people’s fear of crime using virtual reality environments.
Woo-sahng Kim, Jaewan Park
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This study investigated the impact of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) elements on people’s fear of crime using virtual reality environments.
Woo-sahng Kim, Jaewan Park
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Prejudice towards refugees predicts social fear of crime.
British Journal of Social PsychologyResearch suggests that social fear of crime and prejudice towards minority groups may be linked. We investigated (Ntotal = 7712) whether prejudice towards a social group that is stereotyped as more criminal (refugees) is more strongly associated with ...
P. Kotzur +6 more
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Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2003
In this article, fear-of-crime research is integrated with multidisciplinary knowledge on fear and phobias. At present, many of the practical applications stemming from criminological research have treated fear-of-crime as a crime phobia and have attempted to reduce or even eliminate it from the community.
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In this article, fear-of-crime research is integrated with multidisciplinary knowledge on fear and phobias. At present, many of the practical applications stemming from criminological research have treated fear-of-crime as a crime phobia and have attempted to reduce or even eliminate it from the community.
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 2021
Past research has failed to find consistent relationships between criminal victimization and fear of crime. Except for neighborhood disorder and crime rate, few studies have examined whether other neighborhood conditions matter the victimization—fear ...
Fengrui Jing +3 more
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Past research has failed to find consistent relationships between criminal victimization and fear of crime. Except for neighborhood disorder and crime rate, few studies have examined whether other neighborhood conditions matter the victimization—fear ...
Fengrui Jing +3 more
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Evaluating the impact of Syrian refugees on fear of crime in Turkey
European Journal of Criminology, 2021The forced migration of individuals and groups in the world has increased substantially amid extensive regional and international conflicts. A prime example is the continuing civil war in Syria, during which Turkey has become the host country for more ...
Kadir Akyuz, H. Akbaş, Ismail Onat
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Economic anxieties, fear of crime, and punitive attitudes in Latin America
Punishment & Society, 2020Using data from the 2012 AmericasBarometer survey collected in nine Latin American countries (n = 14,705), this study examines two theoretically relevant potential sources of punitiveness: economic anxiety and fear of crime. Focusing on these two sources,
Alexa J. Singer +4 more
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European Journal of Criminology, 2021
The aim of the present study is to thoroughly examine the relationship between adolescent fear of crime and a wide variety of offences which commonly affect children.
Zuzana Podaná, Eva Krulichová
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The aim of the present study is to thoroughly examine the relationship between adolescent fear of crime and a wide variety of offences which commonly affect children.
Zuzana Podaná, Eva Krulichová
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Victimization and Fear of Crime
Violence and Victims, 1996Victimization has generally been associated with increased fear of crime. Analysis of two very large victimization surveys completed in the Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, explores the ways in which age and gender condition the experience of different types of victimization.
M, Weinrath, J, Gartrell
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