Criminal events capture the attention of the general public in a way that few other events can
(cf. Skogan and Maxfield 1981). One reason is that crimes receive extraordinary emphasis in …

Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in
all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe …

The US crime rate has dropped steadily for more than a decade, yet the rate of incarceration
continues to skyrocket. Today, more than 2 million Americans are locked in prisons and jails …

Public knowledge of crime and justice is largely derived from the media. This paper
examines the influence of media consumption on fear of crime, punitive attitudes and …

Two studies examined gender and cultural differences in wayfinding strategies and anxiety
about wayfinding. Men in both Hungary and the United States reported greater preference …

Abstract CRIME, CRIMINALITY, AND CRIMINOLOGY CAN NOT BE UNDERSTOOD
WITHOUT GIVING ATTENTION TO THE IDEAS, ACTIONS, AND EVENTS OF THE PAST …

Although a connection between media reports and dramatizations of crime and peoples' fear
of crime is intuitively attractive, an actual relationship has been discovered surprisingly …

The media are very powerful institutions, yet the nature of media influence is often too
narrowly conceived. There has been massive study of how individual media products may …

Las encuestas del CIS patrocinadas por el Ministerio del Interior traen a un primer plano de
interés el debate sobre inseguridad ciudadana y miedo al delito en España. El presente …

This study examined how gender affects evaluations of potentially dangerous situations,
perceptions of risk, and advice given to a potential victim. Responses of 660 university …