Fear of crime and vulnerability: Using a national sample of Americans to examine two competing paradigms

Nicole E. Rader, Jeralynn S. Cossman and Jeremy R. Porter

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2012, vol. 40, issue 2, 134-141

Abstract: A prominent explanation of why certain groups of people fear crime more than others focuses on physical and social vulnerability. Some researchers have argued that physical vulnerability characteristics (e.g., gender, age, health) are more important in determining one's fear of crime while others have argued that social vulnerability characteristics (e.g., race and socioeconomic status) are more important.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.02.003

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