ABSTRACT
Studies of the fear of crime have constituted what is undeniably the fastest growing research area within criminology in the last decade and this shows no sign of diminishing. The editors have a distinguished record of innovative research in the field, being responsible for a number of seminal empirical and theoretical articles. In this volume, they have collected together and for the first time, all the most significant contributions to the field. The collection includes an introductory essay by the editors and articles reflecting: an overview of the field; the causes of vulnerability; the sources of information on victimisation; the methods used to survey fear; the theoretical models employed to explain it; and the nature of policies designed to reduce fear.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|37 pages
An Overview of the Field
part II|110 pages
The Causes of Vulnerability
chapter 6|13 pages
Research Notes
part III|126 pages
The Sources of Information on Victimization
chapter 14|24 pages
Fear of Crime: Read All about It?
part IV|77 pages
The Methods of Surveying
part V|105 pages
Theoretical Models of Explanation
part VI|73 pages
Policies to Reduce Fear
chapter 24|14 pages
The British Journal of Criminology
chapter 27|7 pages
Environmental Improvements and the Fear of Crime
part VII|19 pages
The Future?