Social Insecurities and Fear of Crime
A Cross-National Study on the Impact of Welfare State Policies on Crime-related Anxieties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2235447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dina Hummelsheim (0000-0002-0177-525X, Johannes Kepler University of Linz), Helmut Hirtenlehner (0000-0003-3416-0355), Jonathan Jackson (0000-0003-2426-2219, London School of Economics and Political Science), Dietrich Oberwittler (0000-0003-2235-3483) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-345 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcq010 |
| OpenAlex | W2162920139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 66 |
| References cited | 47 |
This article assesses the association between national welfare state regimes and public insecurities about crime across Europe. A multilevel analysis of respondents in 23 countries sampled in the 2004/05 European Social Survey finds a strong relationship between insecurities about crime and national levels of social expenditure and decommodification of social welfare policy. Some social protection measures are more strongly associated with national levels of fear of crime than others, especially public non-monetary support for children and families that strengthens the individual's capacity to cope with problems on their own. We conclude with the idea that state-level social protections may buffer the development of widespread fear of crime by increasing self-efficacy and thereby mitigating various social and economic fears.
Criminology · Fear of crime · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Welfare · Welfare state · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Health disparities and outcomes · Law
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