Fear of crime in an oil boomtown in Western North Dakota

Mrozla, Thomas; Dahle, Thorvald O.; Huynh, Carol; Robinson, Chloe; Archbold, Carol A.; Marcel, Alexandra

doi:10.1080/0735648x.2018.1429297

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“…With respect to the links between personal characteristics and fear of violent crime, non-White persons generally rank higher in regard to fear of crime, with African American and Hispanic persons reportedly being most fearful (e.g., Lane et al, 2009; Lane & Fox, 2013; Lane & Meeker, 2003; Yuan et al, 2017). Gender is perhaps the most frequently cited correlate of fear of violence, with research reporting that females are more fearful than males, which is consistent with the vulnerability thesis (e.g., Cossman & Rader, 2011; Lane & Fox, 2012; Lane & Meeker, 2003; Mrozla et al, 2018; Pleggenkuhle & Schafer, 2018; Yuan et al, 2017). Pleggenkuhle and Schafer’s (2018) analysis support this, identifying females with lower educational achievement as substantially more fearful.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…When analyzing personal characteristics, including race, age, and gender, research has reported that White persons indicate higher levels of fear of property crime than do persons of Other races (e.g., Lane & Fox, 2013; Mrozla et al, 2018). When analyzing age in regard to property crime, researchers consistently contend that age has a positive relationship with fear of property crime (e.g., Chon & Wilson, 2016; Ferraro, 1996; Henson & Reyns, 2015; Lane & Fox, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Fear of Crime Out West: Determinants of Fear of Property and Violent Crime in Five States

Lee

Reyns

Kim

et al. 2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Fear of crime research has been around for decades, and many studies of its extent, nature, and consequences have been published. In this study, we build upon existing research to examine the effects of vulnerability, disorder/incivilities, social cohesion, prior victimization, and perceptions of police upon fear of property crime and fear of violent crime. Using data from a random mail survey of residents from five different states, the current study offers a view of the determinants of fear of crime within an often overlooked population—residents of the Western United States. Results support leading theories of fear of crime, finding that women, perceptions of disorder/incivilities, perceptions of social cohesion, prior victimization, and assessments of police quality of service each influence fear of crime. Findings also suggest that the determinants of fear of crime vary somewhat according to crime type.

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Fear of Crime Out West: Determinants of Fear of Property and Violent Crime in Five States

Lee

Reyns

Kim

et al. 2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…In the 1970s and 1980s era scholarship on boomtown crime, Moen (1981) documented the presence of workplace harassment in these places, and Endo et al (1984) identified the correlates of family violence in these boomtowns. Studies carried out in the Bakken since the 2007 boom reveal that women are fearful of being victimized (Mrozla et al, 2018;Pippert & Zimmer Schneider, 2018). Kilanski's (2015) fieldwork in a U.S. boomtown reveals that media accounts and community gossip contribute to a fear of victimization and how these fears shaped women's choices about where they travel, shop, or work.…”

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A perfect storm: Violence toward women in the Bakken oil patch

Ruddell¹,

Britto²

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Communities in the Bakken region of Montana and North Dakota that experienced a resourcebased boom starting in the mid-2000s had significant increases in the volume and seriousness of violence toward women. We identify five community factors distinctive to these boomtowns that created a perfect storm where these crimes proliferated including: (a) precarious housing arrangements; (b) the social isolation of women; (c) lack of domestic violence shelters and other social supports for survivors; (d) a workplace culture in the oilfields supportive of substance abuse and hyper-masculinity, and; (e) the inability of boomtown justice systems to respond to these crimes in an effective or timely manner. Although this critical analysis describes the outcomes in a U.S. jurisdiction, the conditions in rapid growth communities are similar throughout the globe and we suggest these community factors be considered in the responses to domestic and intimate partner violence in these rural areas. Our goal in identifying these factors is to work toward the development of an intervention model for officials anticipating resourcebased booms to mitigate this violence.

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“…In regard to gender, females are overwhelmingly cited as more fearful when compared to males (Ferraro 1996;Lane, Gover, and Dahod 2009;Lane and Meeker 2003;Lytle and Randa 2015). Concerning race, non-white persons are cited as more fearful when compared to white persons (Bolger and Bolger 2019;Mrozla et al 2018;Rollwagen 2016). Finally, in regard to education and socioeconomic status, findings purport that those of lower socioeconomic status and income are more prone to fear within the vulnerability perspective (Gibson et al 2002;Pleggenkuhle and Schafer 2018;Snedker 2015;Will and Mcgrath 1995).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Second, among trends relating to residential stability is the notion of length of residence, a frequently addressed factor in fear of crime research (see Lee and Ulmer 2000; Mrozla et al. 2018; Riger, LeBailly, and Gordon 1981; Wilson‐Doenges 2000). Length of residence is often related to the familiarity that one may have with the community or neighbors, and thus contributing to fear‐inhibiting behaviors of social cohesion and collective efficacy.…”

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Residential stability and fear of crime: Examining the impact of homeownership and length of residence on citizens’ fear of crime

Lee

Boateng

Kim

et al. 2021

Social Science Quarterly

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Even though social scientists have investigated the importance of homeownership in providing individuals with a sense of belonging, security, the welfare of the community, and informal social control within their neighborhood, the impact of homeownership yet has remained largely unexamined within the context of fear of crime. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature and examines the relationship among factors of residential stability on fear of crime. The purpose of the current study is to explore the predictive effects of homeownership on fear of crime among residents. Using community survey data collected from several cities of Northwestern states in the United States, results from the analysis found statistically significant effects for homeownership, length of residence, physical disorder, social cohesion, and victimization on fear of crime.

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Fear of crime in an oil boomtown in Western North Dakota

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Fear of Crime Out West: Determinants of Fear of Property and Violent Crime in Five States

Fear of Crime Out West: Determinants of Fear of Property and Violent Crime in Five States

A perfect storm: Violence toward women in the Bakken oil patch

Residential stability and fear of crime: Examining the impact of homeownership and length of residence on citizens’ fear of crime

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