Victimization and Fear of Crime in Rural Tanzania
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Violent Victimization and Fear of Crime Among Canadian Aboriginals
Violent victimization by offenders has led to concerns over the negative consequences that this has on victims, including a greater fear of crime. Because their disadvantaged status leads to greater rates of violent victimization, it is speculated that fear of crime will be higher among the poor and racial minorities. Examining the common violent crime of assault, this hypothesis is tested by c...
متن کاملThe Influence of Direct and Indirect Juvenile Victimization Experiences on Adult Victimization and Fear of Crime.
Research has identified that juvenile victimization can play a detrimental role for individuals later in life. While this literature has focused on direct and indirect forms of victimization at different stages of life, the influence of juvenile victimization on fear of crime and violent victimization as an adult has been limited. To expand this body of literature, the present research examines...
متن کاملNeighbourhood Influences on Fear of Crime and Victimization in Sweden: a Review of the Crime Survey Literature
Seeking to address neighbourhood characteristics that influence individual outcomes is continuously built into public policy in a variety of policy areas. If the design of neighbourhood social interventions is informed by empirical knowledge then they may prove be more cost effective than interventions that target individuals. The adequacy of the evidence to support such interventions is howeve...
متن کاملAre older people most afraid of crime? Reconsidering age differences in fear of victimization.
The reasons why previous studies of fear of crime yield different conclusions regarding age differences are examined. Data from a national survey of adults are used to assess whether older adults manifest the highest levels of fear of crime. No significant relationship was found between age and the commonly used indicators of fear of crime in many previous studies when controlling for relevant ...
متن کاملFear of Crime and Fear Reduction Strategies
This Trends and Issues on fear of crime, and its reduction in Australia, represents an outstanding illustration of the contribution which criminological research can make to public policy. Various surveys in recent years have identified a number of factors consistently associated with fear of crime. These are gender (females tend to be more fearful than males) and the presence of disorder and i...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Rural Criminology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1835-6672
DOI: 10.18061/1811/87911