Fear of crime has been a serious social problem studied for almost 40 years. Early
researchers focused on operationalization and conceptualization of fear of crime …

Although the rate of gun ownership in US households has declined from an estimated 50
percent in 1970 to approximately 32 percent today, Americans' propensity for carrying …

This article examines constructs of a theoretical model that explains the social learning
process responsible for individuals' fear of crime levels and how this socialization process …

Prior research has identified gender as a significant predictor of crime fear. Specifically,
women are typically more fearful of crime than men, despite being relatively less likely to be …

This study examined the impact of three types of constrained behaviors (ie, avoidance,
protective, and weapons behaviors) on two types of concerns about crime (ie, concerns …

Abstract “Doing gender” is a paradigm first articulated by West and Zimmerman for
theorizing gender as socially produced in ongoing interactions of everyday life. This essay …

While the vast majority of research on the causes and consequences of fear of crime has
been focused on personal fears, Warr and Ellison have suggested that fears for one's family …

The present study investigated the role of sexist ideology in perceptions of health risks
during pregnancy and willingness to intervene on pregnant women's behavior. Initially, 160 …

Research often overlooks rural populations in explaining criminal justice phenomena,
despite variant social and economic patterns. The current study considers fear of crime …

Despite the growth in literature examining fear of cybercrime, few studies have examined
altruistic fear online. Additionally, few studies have examined ransomware fear, potentially …