Beschreibung:
Most studies of fear of crime assume that is rimarily induced by direct or indirect contact with a criminal event
List of Tables and Figures, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 The Emergence of Fear of Crime as a Social Problem, 2 Fear of Crime and Community Context, 3 An Empirical Application of the Social Control Perspective: Fear of Crime in Ten Urban Neighborhoods, 4 Fear of Crime in the Neighborhoods, 5 Social Disorganization and Neighborhood Change, 6 Sources of Social Control, 7 Crime, Fear, and Community Context, 8 Social Problems, Public Policy, and Political Responsibility, 9 Fear of Crime and Political Responsibility, References, Index