Fear of crime in the United States
Subtitle: causes, consequences, and contradictions
By: Jodi Lane, Nicole E. Rader, Billy Henson, Bonnie S. Fisher, David C. May
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781611630664
Subjects: Fear of crime; Public opinion; Crime
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The current state of fear of crime in America : a broad overview; title: Reviewing the fear of crime literature : what has been learned from 45 years of research?; title: Measuring fear of crime over the years : sundry methods muddle the validity; title: Gender : the most consistent predictor of fear of crime; title: How and why age, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status contribute to fear of crime; title: The influence of contextual predictors on fear of crime : personal experience, indirect victimization, and community; title: Consequences of fear of crime : physical, psychological, behavioral, and social effects; title: Tying the findings together : suggestions for policy and future research on fear of crime.