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Measuring fear of crime during the past 25 years: A systematic quantitative literature review
Journal of criminal justice, 2022T. Hart +2 more
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Journal of Transportation Security, 2022
Seyed Mojtaba Fakhrahmad +2 more
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2018
Fear of crime' emerged as a focus for criminological inquiry and policy concern in the USA in the mid-to late 1960s. In the 1980s and 1990s, understandings of fear of crime that had been derived from national victimization survey findings faced challenges from various perspectives.
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Fear of crime' emerged as a focus for criminological inquiry and policy concern in the USA in the mid-to late 1960s. In the 1980s and 1990s, understandings of fear of crime that had been derived from national victimization survey findings faced challenges from various perspectives.
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International Review of Victimology, 2013
Criminologists have indicated that gender is one of the strongest predictors of fear of crime. The leading explanation for gender differences in fear of crime levels is the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis, claiming that women’s fear of sexual assault is one of the most salient factors influencing their fear of other crimes. Using a sample of 1,051
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Criminologists have indicated that gender is one of the strongest predictors of fear of crime. The leading explanation for gender differences in fear of crime levels is the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis, claiming that women’s fear of sexual assault is one of the most salient factors influencing their fear of other crimes. Using a sample of 1,051
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2011
It is frequently argued that one of the fundamental components of criminology is its role of providing useful information to inform crime prevention policy (e.g. Cozens et al., 2001; Koskela and Pain, 2000). Crime prevention policies and procedures are those designed to reduce actual and perceived levels of crime (Wagner, 1997).
Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess
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It is frequently argued that one of the fundamental components of criminology is its role of providing useful information to inform crime prevention policy (e.g. Cozens et al., 2001; Koskela and Pain, 2000). Crime prevention policies and procedures are those designed to reduce actual and perceived levels of crime (Wagner, 1997).
Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess
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2011
This chapter reviews the literature on how fear of crime is defined and investigated with an aim to informing a spatial approach to the issue. It begins with an overview of how, or indeed whether, researchers define fear of crime, and covers some of the conceptual confusion that can arise from different approaches.
Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess
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This chapter reviews the literature on how fear of crime is defined and investigated with an aim to informing a spatial approach to the issue. It begins with an overview of how, or indeed whether, researchers define fear of crime, and covers some of the conceptual confusion that can arise from different approaches.
Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess
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2019
Generally speaking, researchers and policy makers alike, characterise fear as a destructive force, interfering with full participation in everyday life in civilised society. Many people for example avoid certain sections of the city or a neighbourhood, hesitating to frequent shops, theatres, pubs or sports events because they are anxious about their ...
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Generally speaking, researchers and policy makers alike, characterise fear as a destructive force, interfering with full participation in everyday life in civilised society. Many people for example avoid certain sections of the city or a neighbourhood, hesitating to frequent shops, theatres, pubs or sports events because they are anxious about their ...
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2003
Fear of crime means fear of violence and sex offences. It is a phenomenon that receives a great deal of attention in international criminological and crime policy debate. The first time it came to be considered a problem and a subject of study was in the United States in the 1960s (see Boers, 1991:15-39; Ferraro, 1995:1-5). The American example is also
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Fear of crime means fear of violence and sex offences. It is a phenomenon that receives a great deal of attention in international criminological and crime policy debate. The first time it came to be considered a problem and a subject of study was in the United States in the 1960s (see Boers, 1991:15-39; Ferraro, 1995:1-5). The American example is also
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