Subcultural Diversity and the Fear of Crime and Gangs

Lane, Jodi; Meeker, James W.

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“…vast and has been studied in the context of fear of gangs (Lane and Meeker 2000), prior victimization (Dubow et al 1979;Skogan and Maxfield 1981), gender effect (Ferraro 1995;Ferraro and LaGrange 1987;Franklin and Franklin 2009), regional/structural neighborhood issues (Sessar 2008) and age effect (Angus Reid Report 1997). Research on the fear of crime in Western democracies such as the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K.) has generally concluded that fear of crime impinges on one's sense of well-being and becomes a problem larger than crime itself (Hale 1996;Warr 1984).…”

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Prior Victimization, Region, and Neighborhood Effects on Fear of Crime in Mumbai, India

2011

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Research in Western countries has found that prior victimization, region, and neighborhood effects, such as high population density, residential instability and low social cohesion as well as related characteristics such as litter, public drunkenness, and abandoned storefronts, are all significant predictors of fear of crime. The present study examined the extent to which these factors were associated with predicting fear of crime in one of the fastest growing economies in the world -India. Data from the International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS), conducted under the auspices of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute, suggest that, similar to findings from Western literature (with the exception of car theft and burglary), prior victimization is strongly related to fear of crime. However, contrary to findings from the Western literature, fear of crime appeared to be stronger among the middle classes than among the lower and higher classes. Moreover, limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

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Prior Victimization, Region, and Neighborhood Effects on Fear of Crime in Mumbai, India

2011

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“…Rountree and Land (1996) and Austin et al (2002) observed that the social dynamics and demographic composition of urban centres affect residents' attitudes towards crime and their perceptions of public security. Taylor and Covington (1993) and Lane and Meeker (2000) reported higher levels of fear in environments that had undergone recent demographic change. China's urban centres have undergone substantial changes in demographic composition over the last few decades.…”

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Perceptions of Public Security in Post-reform Urban China: A Routine Activity Analysis

Nielsen

Smyth

2009

Asian Criminology

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This paper investigates the personal and environmental determinants of public security perceptions across 32 Chinese cities within the risk/opportunity framework of Cohen and Felson's (American Sociological Review 44:588-608, 1979) routine activity theory. Structural path analysis reveals that public security perceptions in China are informed by similar personal and environment characteristics to those reported as important in extant research within Western contexts. However, the frequently reported influence of gender on public security perceptions in the West does not appear to extend to post-reform urban China. The results provide support for the routine activity theory in terms of extending our understanding of the factors that influence perceptions of public security to a non-Western context.

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“…Certain demographic groups-women, elderly, racial/ethnic minorities, lower income people, and single people-have higher personal fear of crime (e.g., Schafer et al 2006;Stack 2000). Women are much more likely to report fear of crime than men (Franklin and Franklin 2009), while the association with age is curvilinear, with young and old individuals having the greatest fear of crime (Lane and Meeker 2000). Members of racial minority groups, (Chiricos et al 1997), lower income people (Pantazis 2000), and unmarried individuals (Rader 2008) report more fear of crime than Whites, people from middle and upper classes, and people who are married.…”

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Gender Differences in U.S. College Students’ Fear for Others

Rader

Cossman

2011

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This study examines U.S. college students' fear of crime for others and uses the "doing gender" perspective to help explain gender differences. A sample of 931 college students (421 male students/510 female students and 605 White students/326 Black students) under the age of 30 from a Southeastern public university provided information on fear of crime, fear for others, and other variables often associated with fear of crime. When splitting the sample by gender, results suggest that both male and female college students fear for others, but do so in very different ways. While male students' fear for others was associated with their personal characteristics (race, age and parental status) and whether they lived with an intimate, female students' fear for others was most influenced by constrained behaviors and personal fear of crime. Additionally, when testing race specific models, there were not enough minority men to split the sample for men. However, when separating the sample by race for women only, the model generally did not work for non-White women, while the model worked well for White women. Overall, the results suggest that younger individuals' fear of crime for others is gendered, associated with living status for men and personal fear for women and that racial differences among men and women should be examined in the future.

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Subcultural Diversity and the Fear of Crime and Gangs

Cited by 57 publications

References 33 publications

Prior Victimization, Region, and Neighborhood Effects on Fear of Crime in Mumbai, India

Prior Victimization, Region, and Neighborhood Effects on Fear of Crime in Mumbai, India

Perceptions of Public Security in Post-reform Urban China: A Routine Activity Analysis

Gender Differences in U.S. College Students’ Fear for Others

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