The analytic gradient of fear of crime : an emotional structuring of the topic from a Latin American literature review

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to propose an analytical organization of how studies on the "fear of crime" are structured in academic production, especially in Latin America. The theme has already been the subject of important literature reviews, but the way authors construct fear as an object of research will be the key element for the new framework presented in this study. This research was performed by a methodological strategy called snowball sampling. Its major result refers to the use of emotion as the analytical resource that can structure studies in disparate contexts under the same organization.