Women and the 'Fear of Crime
Challenging the Accepted Stereotype
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8401059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Gilchrist (0000-0002-6724-1613, University of Oxford), Jon Bannister (0000-0002-1350-510X, University of Oxford), Jason Ditton (University of Oxford), Stephen Farrall (0000-0001-9783-4447, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 283-298 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014236 |
| OpenAlex | W2097431773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 85 |
| References cited | 13 |
Professional empirically generated survey data about the fear of crime persistently indicate relatively small but statistically significant differences between fear rates expressed by men and women. Such differences are contrasted with objective crime victimization risk ratios; regularly magnified by amateur surveys; and have been ossified as stereotypes by the media. Subsequently, all women are believed to be fearful of crime; and all men fearless. The research reported herein encountered, paradoxically, fearful men and fearless women. A dissection of their qualitatively garnered feelings indicates, in a very provisional way, the general conditions under which crime-related fears are reduced and enhanced
Amateur · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Fear of crime · Feeling · Political science · Stereotype (UML) · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 85 |
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| Citations per year | 3,15 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 77 |