Fear of crime and concern over the crime problem among the elderly

Bibliographic Data

ID11044660
AuthorsR I Mawby, Rob Mawby (0000-0002-5922-8638, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume14
Issue3
Pages300-306
Publication date1986-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1520-6629(198607)14:3<300::aid-jcop2290140308>3.0.co;2-v
OpenAlexW1979762538
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

Earlier research has shown that whereas the elderly appear to be relatively protected from crime, they show the most concern about the crime problem. Research from a survey in Sheffield, England, which replicates these findings, is described. However, a contrast emerged between perceptions of crime on a general level and perceptions of area of residence and crime levels within it, which suggests that earlier distinctions between fear of crime and concern over the crime problem are valid. In general, it appears that while the public may express particular concern over the crime problem, perceptions of one's own risk are possibly underestimates. This, added to the lack of correspondence between perceptions of the crime problem and other variables, raises questions with regard to the validity of such indices, which are used commonly in market research, and the sources on which perceptions of crime are based.

Crime prevention · Criminology · Cultural Criminology · Dark figure of crime · Fear of crime · Perception · Residence · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Demography · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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