A socio-ecological exploration of fear of crime in urban green spaces–A systematic review

M Sreetheran, CCK Van Den Bosch - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2014 - Elsevier
Studies have pointed at the negative side of urban green spaces in terms of evoking fear of
crime. However research on fear-provoking attributes suggests that there usually is no …

A gendered assessment of the ''threat of victimization'': Examining gender differences in fear of crime, perceived risk, avoidance, and defensive behaviors

DC May, NE Rader, S Goodrum - Criminal justice review, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Rader has called for a change in how researchers study fear of crime, suggesting that fear of
crime, perceptions of risk, and experiences with victimization are interrelated dimensions of …

Fear of crime and criminal victimization: Gender-based contrasts

JA Schafer, BM Huebner, TS Bynum - Journal of criminal Justice, 2006 - Elsevier
Extant research on the fear of crime and criminal victimization had generally found that
women express greater levels of fear than men. Using survey data, this study contrasted …

An empirical assessment of the “threat of victimization:” Considering fear of crime, perceived risk, avoidance, and defensive behaviors

NE Rader, DC May, S Goodrum - Sociological Spectrum, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Rader has called for a reconceptualization in the study of fear of crime, arguing that fear is
one of several dimensions of the “threat of victimization,” with fear of crime, perceptions of …

The threat of victimization: A theoretical reconceptualization of fear of crime

NE Rader - Sociological Spectrum, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Prior analysis in fear of crime research designates fear of crime as the dependent variable
and designates independent variables that cause its existence. Two independent variables …

The role of the built environment in explaining relationships between perceived and actual pedestrian and bicyclist safety

G Cho, DA Rodríguez, AJ Khattak - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2009 - Elsevier
While the conventional approach to safety planning has emphasized crash analysis with
police-reported crash information, transportation professionals increasingly recognize the …

Fear of crime in urban parks–What the residents of Kuala Lumpur have to say?

S Maruthaveeran, CK Van den Bosh - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2015 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to determine the attributes which evoke 'fear of crime'and to
determine the defensive behaviour among the urban park users. Findings are based on …

A multidimensional examination of campus safety: Victimization, perceptions of danger, worry about crime, and precautionary behavior among college women in the …

P Wilcox, CE Jordan, AJ Pritchard - Crime & Delinquency, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Using data from a spring 2004 telephone survey of 1,010 female undergraduate and
graduate students at one southeastern state university, the authors examine the objective …

Does it take a village? Policing strategies and fear of crime in Latin America

L Dammert, MFT Malone - Latin American politics and society, 2006 - cambridge.org
How can policymakers reduce public fear of crime in Latin America? This study compares
the effectiveness of “zero tolerance” and community-based policing strategies in Argentina …

Defining lifestyle

M Jensen - Environmental sciences, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The concept of lifestyle is commonly used as something that needs to be changed if we want
to achieve a sustainable development. But what does the concept of lifestyle mean? How is …