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Fear of Crime and its Related Social Factors Among the Elderly Citizens of Shiraz [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه مددکاری اجتماعی, 2017
The aim of this research is to investigate the situation of the fear of crime and its related social factors among the elderly in the city of Shiraz. This study is done within the framework of a quantitative methodology employing a survey method.
ramin moradi, simin jamnezhad
doaj   +1 more source

Structural neighbourhood characteristics, perceived collective efficacy and perceived disorder: a multilevel study on fear of crime

open access: yesMonatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform / Journal of Criminology an Penal Reform, 2022
This study examines whether residential stability and neighbourhood SES, two key neighbourhood structural characteristics from Social Disorganisation Theory (SDT), have a contextual effect on perceived social trust, perceived informal social control, and
Wim Hardyns, L. Pauwels, Robin Khalfa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The influence of neighbourhoods and the social environment on sedentary behaviour in older adults in three prospective cohorts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sedentary behaviour is an emerging risk factor for poor health. This study aimed to identify ecological determinants of sedentary behaviour, for which evidence is currently scarce.
Andrews   +15 more
core   +4 more sources

Evaluating Fear of Crime in the City from Ecological Perspective: A Study on Female University Students in Turkey

open access: yesIconarp International J. of Architecture and Planning, 2022
Today, fear in urban areas is rapidly expanding its domain. Disadvantaged sections of the city feel the fear of crime more prominently because of their vulnerability. Among these segments, female university students are the subject of this study.
E. Sipahi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fear of crime and victimisation: a multivariate multilevel analysis of competing measurements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study models simultaneously three commonly used indicators of fear of crime: feeling unsafe alone at home after dark, feeling unsafe walking alone after dark and worry about becoming victim of crime, over direct (being a victim) and indirect ...
Tseloni, A, Zarafonitou, C
core   +1 more source

Fear of crime in the capital cities of the former Yugoslav Republics [PDF]

open access: yesSociologija, 2013
Although the fear of crime has been the subject of intensive study carried out by criminologists and sociologists in other countries for more than four decades, domestic theoretical and empirical examination of this complex phenomenon is almost ...
Đurić Slađana   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

GIS-Based Statistical Analysis of Detecting Fear of Crime with Digital Sketch Maps: A Hungarian Multicity Study

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020
This study evaluates fear of crime perception and official crime statistics in a spatial context, by applying digital sketch maps and statistical GIS methods.
Ákos Jakobi, Andrea Pődör
doaj   +1 more source

The Study of Fear of Crime and Its Impact on Fans' Abnormal Behavior at Stadiums (A Case Study of Football Fans at Fooladshahr Stadium in Isfahan, Iran) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of New Studies in Sport Management, 2021
The overall purpose of this study was to perform a descriptive research on fear of crime, its related individual factors and sports environments, as well as the occurrence of inappropriate behavior by fans at stadiums.
Masoud Naderian Jahromi, Elham Akhavan
doaj   +1 more source

Girls in the 'Hood: The Importance of Feeling Safe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Looks at how adolescent girls benefited from moving out of extremely poor, high-crime neighborhoods into lower poverty areas through the Moving to Opportunity program.
Gretchen Weismann   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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