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Trends in Fear of Crime in a Western Canadian City: 1984, 1994, and 2004
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In this paper, the authors examined trends in fear of crime and compared them to reported crime using data from the Winnipeg Area Study from 1984, 1994, and 2004, and official crime data from Winnipeg Police Service.Abstract:
Criminologists have shown much interest in the distribution, causes, and consequences of fear of crime, but few studies have examined trends in fear. Using data from the Winnipeg Area Study from 1984, 1994, and 2004, and official crime data from the Winnipeg Police Service, we examine trends in fear of crime and compare them to reported crime. Fear of crime is evaluated by using an index compiled from five offence-specific indicators that asks how worried people are about becoming victims of theft, burglary, armed robbery, fraud, and sexual assault. Bonferonni procedures and regression methods are used to assess differences in fear of crime. The results show that respondents report low levels of fear of crime over the 20-year period. The results also indicate a lack of correspondence between fear of crime and official measures of crime. These findings challenge the use of fear of crime measures by policy makers seeking to evaluate criminal justice initiatives.read more
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Fear of crime : interpreting victimization risk
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Addressing the inconsistencies in fear of crime research: A meta-analytic review
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis was conducted using 114 studies in order to gauge a quantitative relationship between FOC and several demographic variables at both the individual (e.g., race, gender) and neighbourhood (i.e., the presence of incivilities, collective efficacy) level.
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The impact of media on fear of crime among university students: a cross-national comparison
Steven Kohm,Courtney A. Waid-Lindberg,Michael Weinrath,Tara O’Connor Shelley,Rhonda R. Dobbs +4 more
TL;DR: This article examined the impact of various forms of media on fear of crime among university students in Canada and the United States, finding that Canadian students reported significantly higher levels of fear of violent crime than U.S. students.
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Interracial contact and fear of crime
Daniel P. Mears,Eric A. Stewart +1 more
TL;DR: The authors used data from an ABC News and Washington Post poll to test competing hypotheses about the effect of inter-racial contact on Whites' and Blacks' fear of crime, respectively, and found that close interracial friendships are associated with increased fear among Whites and decreased fear among lower-income Blacks.
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Does Religious Involvement Generate or Inhibit Fear of Crime
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between religion and fear of crime, an underexplored topic in the criminological literature, and found that religious involvement conditionally reduces fear of crimes.
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