Perceptions of risk, lifestyle activities, and fear of crime

Mesch, Gustavo S.

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“…According to Doran and Burgess (2012: 25-50), there are three main types of explanations for the fear of crime: macro-sociological (social) theories, environmental theories (that relate the fear of crime to characteristics of social space), and demographic theories (that consider that fear of crime is affected by the characteristics of people, such as whether they have been victimised either directly or indirectly (Clark, 2003;. Crank et al, 2003;Hanson et al, 2000;Killias and Clerici, 2000;Mesch, 2000;Romer et al, 2003;and Weitzer and Kubrin, 2004) and their levels of vulnerability (Skogan and Maxfield, 1981), associated with variables such as age, ethnicity, gender, disability, etc. The CIS barometers typically include variables associated with this third paradigm, and therefore it would be interesting to assess how measures of fear of crime behave according to these variables.…”

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“…De acuerdo con Doran y Burgess (2012: 25-50), existen tres tipos principales de explicaciones del miedo al delito: las teorías sociales, de carácter macro-sociológico, las teorías ambientales, que relacionan el miedo al delito con características del espacio social, y las teorías demográfi cas, que consideran que el miedo al delito se ve afectado por características de las personas, como son su victimización directa o indirecta (Clark, 2003;Crank et al, 2003;Hanson et al, 2000; Killias y Clerici, 2000;Mesch, 2000;Romer et al, 2003; Weitzer y Kubrin, 2004) y sus niveles de vulnerabilidad (Skogan y Maxfi eld, 1981), asociados a variables como la edad, la etnia, el género, la discapacidad, etc. Pues bien, los barómetros del CIS suelen incluir variables asociadas sobre todo con este tercer paradigma, por lo que sería interesante evaluar cómo se comportan las medidas de miedo al delito en función de las mencionadas variables.…”

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La medición del miedo al delito a través de los barómetros del CIS

Cabrera¹,

Ardoy²

2024

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ResumenEn este trabajo se explora si la preocupación por el delito que manifi esta la población española como problema del país y personal en los barómetros del CIS es una buena medida del concepto de miedo al delito. Primero, se muestran las dimensiones del miedo al delito y se presentan las bases conceptuales y empíricas de la preocupación que denominamos problematización del delito. Segundo, se evalúa la pertinencia teórica de adoptar dicho concepto como indicador de miedo al delito. Tercero, se presentan datos que demuestran su utilidad empírica. El análisis concluye que la problematización del delito, construida a partir de los barómetros del CIS, es una buena medida de miedo al delito que además incluye ventajas frente a las utilizadas por las encuestas de victimización. Key words AbstractThis paper explores whether the concern shown by the Spanish population about crime as being a problem for the country as a whole and a personal problem in the CIS barometers is a good measurement of the concept of fear of crime. Firstly, the dimensions of fear of crime are shown, and the conceptual and empirical basis for the concern that we have called the problematisation of crime is presented. Secondly, the theoretical relevance of adopting this concept as an indicator of fear of crime is evaluated. Thirdly, empirical data are provided to demonstrate its usefulness. The analysis concludes that the problematisation of crime, constructed on the basis of the barometers of the CIS, is a good measurement of fear of crime, in addition to having some advantages over those used by victimisation surveys. Cómo citarCaro Cabrera, Manuel y Navarro Ardoy, Luis (2017). «La medición del miedo al delito a través de los barómetros del CIS». Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas,. El concepto miedo al delito -y su homólogo inseguridad ciudadana-se ha estudiado en España utilizando dos fuentes de datos diferentes. Por un lado, las encuestas de victimización realizadas por el Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) entre 1978 y 2007. Son estudios específi cos con poca periodicidad y comparabilidad (García España et al., 2010: 1) porque se realizaron con técnicas y medidas distintas y en ámbitos territoriales diferentes (Madrid, Cataluña, España…). El Observatorio de la Delincuencia de Andalucía (ODA) también ha realizado encuestas de este tipo en capitales andaluzas (García España et al., 2007) y en todo el territorio nacional (Díez Ripollés y García España, 2009). Por otro lado, están los barómetros del CIS 2 , que incluyen una pregunta de cuáles son los tres principales problemas del país y, desde octubre de 1997, también de los tres principales problemas personales. El análisis de las respuestas a estas preguntas ha permitido medir en España el nivel de preocupación que la ciudadanía tiene acerca del delito (Soto, 2005; Serrano y Vázquez, 2007). Frente a la primera, la principal ventaja de los barómetros es su regularidad y disponibilidad, algo que no es baladí considerando la escasez y opacidad de datos criminológi...

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La medición del miedo al delito a través de los barómetros del CIS

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2024

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“…When fear of crime is studied in terms of the units in which it is experienced (situations), it may be possible to unravel the mediating effect of lifestyles on the historically demonstrated connections between proxy measures and levels of fear. There is research that points in this direction (see Mesch 2000), although it has not employed a genuine situational approach.…”

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Community-Oriented Policing and Technological Innovations

Leventakis¹,

Haberfeld²

2018

SpringerBriefs in Criminology

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SpringerBriefs in Criminology present concise summaries of cutting edge research across the fields of Criminology and Criminal Justice. It publishes small but impactful volumes of between 50-125 pages, with a clearly defined focus. The series covers a broad range of Criminology research from experimental design and methods, to brief reports and regional studies, to policy-related applications.The scope of the series spans the whole field of Criminology and Criminal Justice, with an aim to be on the leading edge and continue to advance research. The series will be international and cross-disciplinary, including a broad array of topics, including juvenile delinquency, policing, crime prevention, terrorism research, crime and place, quantitative methods, experimental research in criminology, research design and analysis, forensic science, crime prevention, victimology, criminal justice systems, psychology of law, and explanations for criminal behavior.SpringerBriefs in Criminology will be of interest to a broad range of researchers and practitioners working in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research and in related academic fields such as Sociology, Psychology, Public Health, Economics and Political Science. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland We also thank the following people f...

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“…For example, criminologists have found a positive (LaGrange and Ferraro, 1989), negative (Rountree and Land, 1996), or nonexistent (Hraba et al, 1998;Mesch, 2000) relationship between perceived risk of criminal victimization and age. Additional studies on public risk perceptions of natural disasters, automobile accidents, cancer and other risks also show that the relationship between age and risk perception is mixed.…”

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Public Risk Perceptions of Handgun Use in the United States

Tyler

Sadiq

2017

Journal of Social Sciences

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This study explores public risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns and the influence of demographics on individuals' risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns. Data were collected from a nationally representative online survey of 2,008 individuals in the United States. The results indicate that the public views other people's use of handguns as highly risky (3.6 on a scale of 1 to 5). This result is not particularly interesting by itself, but when analyzing individuals' risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns along various demographics, interesting insights emerge. Specifically, the results indicate that women and minority groups, as well as older and more educated individuals have a significantly higher risk perception of other people's use of handguns. A better understanding of public risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns can provide critical insights needed to design appropriate gun safety policies.

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Perceptions of risk, lifestyle activities, and fear of crime

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