Feeling safe in public transport is essential for mobility, and fear of crime can be a larger
problem for the individual than crime itself. The aim of the present paper is to systematically …

Following the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri,
and twenty-five-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, both cities erupted in protest …

Theories of media effects have long established a link between media consumption and fear
of crime. To date, prior investigations have almost exclusively focused on traditional types of …

2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological
Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section 2008 Finalist, The Society for the Study of …

Abstract Purpose As the United States enters a demographic landscape where racial and
ethnic minorities will represent more than half of the adolescent population, this current state …

Numerous studies have examined the postrelease behaviors of men and women,
highlighting the importance of social bonds in understanding positive reentry. However …

Drawing on recent scholarship on prisoner reentry and gendered pathways to crime, this
research explores how social relationships, incarceration experiences, and community …

Most theoretical perspectives on neighborhood effects on youth assume that neighborhood
context serves as a source of socialization. The exact sources and processes underlying …

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 …

This study employs in‐depth interviews (n= 45) with men 25–34 years in age who live in a
Philadelphia neighborhood heavily impacted by mass incarceration. It asks the following: 1) …