Fear of crime and criminal victimization: Gender-based contrasts

Schafer, Joseph; Huebner, Beth M.; Bynum, Timothy S.

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.03.003

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“…The shadow effect in women's fear of crime appears to be part of a larger gender differences picture. As Schafer, Huebner, and Bynum's [29] research shows, men and women's experiences in fearing victimization are likely determined by different factors. Also, gender differences may lie in the reporting itself.…”

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Does Religious Involvement Generate or Inhibit Fear of Crime?

2011

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Abstract:In victimology, fear of crime is understood as an emotional response to the perceived threat of crime. Fear of crime has been found to be affected by several variables besides local crime rates and personal experiences with victimization. This study examines the relationship between religion and fear of crime, an underexplored topic in the criminological literature. This gap is rather surprising given the central role religion has been found to play in shaping the attitudes and perceptions of congregants. In particular, religion has been found to foster generalized trust, which should engender lower levels of distrust or misanthropy, including that which is directed towards a general fear of crime. OLS regression was performed using data from the West Georgia Area Survey (n = 380). Controlling for demographic, community involvement, and political ideology variables, frequency of religious attendance was significantly and negatively associated with fear of property crime. This relationship remained even after a perceived neighborhood safety variable was introduced to the model. However, religious attendance was not significantly related to fear of violent crime, and religious orientation was unrelated to fear of property and violent crime. These results suggest that religious involvement conditionally reduces fear of crime, and the authors recommend that future research explore relationships between religion and fear of crime.

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Section: The Current Studymentioning

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Does Religious Involvement Generate or Inhibit Fear of Crime?

2011

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“…During the last decade, fast urbanization has been introduced as an unpleasant phenomena resulting in major problems such as higher rates of felony, marginalization, housing crisis, undesirable working condition, and environmental problems (2). There is no doubt today that urban environments are the most criminal and therefore, the most hazardous places (3,4). On the other hand, security is an essential demand, which is introduced as the basis for development and advance by social experts, where its decrease results in people dissatisfaction, anxiety, and fear (5)(6)(7).…”

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Factors Related to Burglary From the Perspective of Burglars: A Qualitative Study

Jalilian¹,

Alavijeh²,

Changizi³

et al. 2014

Avicenna J Neuro Psych Physio

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Background: Among different crimes, burglary is a common criminal attitude that deranges security in society. Objectives:The aim of present study was investigated factors and incentives resulting in commitment of robbery according to prisoners accused of burglary in central prison of Kermanshah Province. Patients and Methods: In a qualitative research based on contractive content analysis, 19 male convict of burglary were studied. They all stated their satisfaction with attending the study and were selected objectively to gain data saturation in Kermanshah Central Prison. Participants went under deep individual interviews. Semi-structured general questions were designed as interview guide to be answered openly and descriptively and sample answers guided its process. All interviews were tape-recorded and transcripts were made later. Data were analyzed and conscious satisfaction, obscurity, information security, withdrawal from participation on will, and moral commitments were confirmed. Results: Five main themes resulted from interviews. Codes included "personal factors, family attitudes and conditions, others' effects, regulations on burglary punishment, and availability of stolen property". Conclusions:Results from present study introduced several factors in regard of burglary; among these, personal and family factors were the most important. The present study could be a guidance to design proper interventions and introduce efficient measures to prevent burglary commitment among at risk groups.

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“…Nalla, Johnson, and Hayes-Smith's (2011) analyses of data from India showed that women in urban environments were more fearful of crime than were men but, in rural areas, gender was not significantly associated with fear of crime. A couple of studies conducted in the United States indicated that women were significantly more likely than men to be fearful of violent victimization, but gender did not significantly impact concerns about non-violent property offenses (Rountree and Land 1996;Schafer, Huebner and Bynum 2006). An examination of British Crime Survey data indicated that women were more fearful than men of violent crime, while men were more fearful than women of property crime (Moore and Shepherd 2007).…”

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Fear of Crime in South Korea

Brown

2016

Int J for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy

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This study provides analyses of data on crime-associated trepidation obtained from surveys administered to college students in South Korea. The survey contained questions about, and the analyses distinguished between, offense-specific fears (fear of burglary and fear of home invasion), perceived risk of victimization (day and night), and crime avoidance behaviors (avoidance of nocturnal activity and avoidance of particular areas). Regression analyses of the data show that victimization was not consistently associated with crime-associated trepidation, while gender significantly impacted all measures of concern about crime. Women were more likely than men to report being fearful, perceiving risk, and crime avoidance behaviors. Building upon prior scholarship (for example, Madriz 1997; Stanko 1989) and considering the social context in which the data were gathered, it is herein suggested that the gendered variation in crime-associated anxiety may reflect patriarchal power relations. The methodological and policy implications of the study are also discussed. KeywordsCrime; fear; gender; perceived threat; victimization; South Korea. Please cite this article as:

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Fear of crime and criminal victimization: Gender-based contrasts

Cited by 251 publications

References 61 publications

Does Religious Involvement Generate or Inhibit Fear of Crime?

Does Religious Involvement Generate or Inhibit Fear of Crime?

Factors Related to Burglary From the Perspective of Burglars: A Qualitative Study

Fear of Crime in South Korea

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