Psychological distance and fear of crime: Understanding subjective worries about crime from a new perspective
Journal: Queensland University of Technology
Year: 2023

Jacques' thesis explored how people become worried about crime in the absence of direct victimisation experience using data collected from two communities in Queensland, Australia. Analyses focused on individuals’ perceptions of psychological distance from crime (i.e., how close they felt crime was in their immediate surrounding). As evidenced by the results, community members tend to report heightened feelings of worry about future victimisation when they perceive crime as a proximal threat (an