Stranger Danger: Explaining Women's Fear of Crime

By Hannah S. Scott. 2003

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Perceived security of women in relation to their path choice toward sustainable neighborhood in Santiago, Chile (2017, background): “More rates of fear of crime have been found among the older people and women (Chadee & Ditton, 2003; Gilchrist, Bannister, Ditton, & Farral, 1998; Rader, May, & Goodrum, 2007; Scott, 2003).”
Fear of Crime Online? Examining the Effect of Risk, Previous Victimization, and Exposure on Fear of Online Interpersonal Victimization (2013, background): “Although respondents are not that afraid of experiencing OIPV, they are more afraid of experiencing it by a stranger, a finding consistent with previous fear of crime research (Barberet et al., 2004; Jackson, 2009; Scott, 2003; Wilcox et al., 2007).”
Men's stranger intrusions: Rethinking street harassment (2016, background): “…of ‘street harassment’ to the wider literature on women’s fear of crime and explicitly the fear of rape (Ferraro, 1996; Gardner, 1990; 1995; Hall, 1985; Hanmer & Saunders, 1984; Harris & Miller, 2000; Madriz, 1997; Poropat, 1992; Scott, 2003; Stanko, 1990; 1992; 1993b; Warr, 1984; 1985; 1990).”
Media, Gender, and Fear of Crime (2015, background): “Earlier studies found that crime victims had higher fear of crime (e.g., Garofalo, 1977), but subsequent research has produced mixed results (Ferraro, 1996; Gomme, 1988; Scott, 2003; Weinrath & Gartrell, 1996).”
Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime (2015, background): “The topic is of consequence— fear of crime is associated with constrained behavior (Ferraro, 1995; Liska, Sanchirico, & Reed, 1988), and many argue that fear of crime’s restrictive consequences are greater for women (Gordon & Riger, 1989; Madriz, 1997; Rader, Cossman, & Allison, 2009; Scott, 2003; S”