Fear of crime in Brisbane: Individual, social and neighbourhood factors in perspective
R McCrea, TK Shyy, J Western… - Journal of …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
R McCrea, TK Shyy, J Western, RJ Stimson
Journal of Sociology, 2005•journals.sagepub.comNumerous theories apply to fear of crime and each are associated with different kinds of
variables. Most studies use only one theory, though this study examines the relative
importance of different kinds of variables across a number of theories. The study uses data
from a survey of residents in Brisbane, Australia to examine the relative importance of
individual attributes, neighbourhood disorder, social processes and neighbourhood
structure in predicting fear of crime. Individual attributes and neighbourhood disorder were …
variables. Most studies use only one theory, though this study examines the relative
importance of different kinds of variables across a number of theories. The study uses data
from a survey of residents in Brisbane, Australia to examine the relative importance of
individual attributes, neighbourhood disorder, social processes and neighbourhood
structure in predicting fear of crime. Individual attributes and neighbourhood disorder were …
Numerous theories apply to fear of crime and each are associated with different kinds of variables. Most studies use only one theory, though this study examines the relative importance of different kinds of variables across a number of theories. The study uses data from a survey of residents in Brisbane, Australia to examine the relative importance of individual attributes, neighbourhood disorder, social processes and neighbourhood structure in predicting fear of crime. Individual attributes and neighbourhood disorder were found to be important predictors of fear of crime, while social processes and neighbourhood structure were found to be far less important. The theoretical implications are that the vulnerability hypothesis and the incivilities thesis are most appropriate for investigating fear of crime, though social disorganization theory does provide conceptual support for the incivilities thesis. Although social processes are less important in predicting fear of crime than neighbourhood incivilities, they are still integrally related to fear of crime: they explain how incivilities arise, they buffer against fear of crime, and they are affected by fear of crime.
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