Weber State University, Ogden, UT, USA.
Indiana University East, Richmond, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2020 Sep;64(12):1299-1316. doi: 10.1177/0306624X20909238. Epub 2020 Feb 28.
Fear of crime research has been around for decades, and many studies of its extent, nature, and consequences have been published. In this study, we build upon existing research to examine the effects of vulnerability, disorder/incivilities, social cohesion, prior victimization, and perceptions of police upon fear of property crime and fear of violent crime. Using data from a random mail survey of residents from five different states, the current study offers a view of the determinants of fear of crime within an often overlooked population-residents of the Western United States. Results support leading theories of fear of crime, finding that women, perceptions of disorder/incivilities, perceptions of social cohesion, prior victimization, and assessments of police quality of service each influence fear of crime. Findings also suggest that the determinants of fear of crime vary somewhat according to crime type.
犯罪恐惧研究已经存在了几十年，许多关于其程度、性质和后果的研究已经发表。在这项研究中，我们在现有研究的基础上，考察了脆弱性、混乱/不文明行为、社会凝聚力、先前受害和对警察的看法对财产犯罪恐惧和暴力犯罪恐惧的影响。本研究使用了来自五个不同州的居民随机邮件调查的数据，为犯罪恐惧的决定因素提供了一个经常被忽视的人群——美国西部居民的视角。研究结果支持了犯罪恐惧的主要理论，发现女性、对混乱/不文明行为的看法、对社会凝聚力的看法、先前受害和对警察服务质量的评估都会影响犯罪恐惧。研究结果还表明，犯罪恐惧的决定因素在一定程度上因犯罪类型而异。
