Crime and fear

A study, which is based on unit record data from the Queensland Crime Victim Survey of 1991, conducts a joint analysis of the probabilities of becoming, and of being afraid of becoming, a victim of personal and of housing crime. One conclusion is that lack of neighborhood cohesion, neighborhood inci...

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Published in:British journal of criminology 1997-10, Vol.37 (4), p.635
Main Authors: Borooah, Vani K, Carcach, Carlos A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminology
Fear & phobias
Victims of crime
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Summary:A study, which is based on unit record data from the Queensland Crime Victim Survey of 1991, conducts a joint analysis of the probabilities of becoming, and of being afraid of becoming, a victim of personal and of housing crime. One conclusion is that lack of neighborhood cohesion, neighborhood incivility and perception of relatively high neighborhood crime levels contribute significantly to the probability of being afraid of crime.
ISSN:0007-0955
1464-3529