Different Measures of Vulnerability in Their Relation to Different Dimensions of Fear of Crime

By M. Killias, C. Clérici. 2000

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Media, Gender, and Fear of Crime (2015, methodology): “Building off of the work of Skogan and Maxfield (1981), Killias and Clerici (2000) found that self-assessed vulnerability—that is, the perceived inability to successfully fight off an assailant—was highly correlated with fear of crime.”
FEAR OF CRIME AND PERSONAL VULNERABILITY: EXAMINING SELF-REPORTED HEALTH (2011, background): “Women who believe their smaller physical size increases their chances of victimization may also experience elevated levels of fear of crime (Killias 1990 ; Hale 1996 ; Smith and Torstensson 1997 ; Killias and Clerici 2000 ).”
The frequency of the fear of crime (2004, methodology): “For example, studies in Holland (Van der Wurff et al. 1989), Slovenia (Mesko and Farrall 2000), Switzerland (Killias and Clerici 2000: 439–40) as well as those studies undertaken in the UK (referred to above) have frequently demonstrated the fear of crime to be a common experience amongst those…”
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE “THREAT OF VICTIMIZATION:” CONSIDERING FEAR OF CRIME, PERCEIVED RISK, AVOIDANCE, AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS (2007, background): “Several explanations are posed for this paradox, including that women feel physically vulnerable because of their physicality, that women’s fear of rape ‘‘shadows’’ their fear of all other crimes, and that women’s fear of crime and men’s lack of fear of crime is part of the gender socialization proc”
A Gendered Assessment of the ‘‘Threat of Victimization’’: Examining Gender Differences in Fear of Crime, Perceived Risk, Avoidance, and Defensive Behaviors (2010, background): “…explanations for the gender-fear paradox include the idea that women have a greater fear of crime, and indeed a greater fear than necessary, in part because of their smaller physical stature that makes them less able to resist attack (Hale, 1996; Killias & Clerici, 2000; Smith & Torstensson, 1997).”
Feeling Safe in the Dark (2014, background): “…that the effects of reduced street lighting on perceived safety and thus policy acceptability depend on individual characteristics as well as physical characteristics of the environment, as explained below (see Austin, Furr, & Spine, 2002; Box, Hale, & Andrews, 1988; Killias & Clerici, 2000).”
A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models of Fear of Crime (2008, background): “Accordingly, gender and age affect fear of crime, as women and the elderly likely feel less capable of physically protecting themselves when compared to those who are younger and/or male (Denkers & Winkel, 1998; Ferraro & LaGrange, 1992; Fisher & Sloan, 2003; Gilchrist, Bannister, Ditton, & Farrall,”
Revisiting crime surveys: emotional responses without emotions? OR Look back at anger (2004, background): “For example, studies in Holland (van der Wurff et al. 1989), Slovenia (Mesko and Farrall 2000), Switzerland ( Killias and Clerci 2000: 439 – 440) as well as those studies undertaken in the UK and referred to above, have frequently demonstrated the fear of crime to be a common experience amongst tho”
A psychological perspective on vulnerability in the fear of crime (2009, background): “For example, Killias and Clerici (2000) found that the self-reported (but not interviewerrated) ability to defend oneself was associated with anticipated perceptions of personal safety in various situations.”
Fear of Crime and Victimization (2008, background): “…controlling for a number of socio-economic characteristics, such as sex, age, household composition, educational and employment status, house ownership, area type and length of residence which according to previous research may be associated with fear of crime (Hale 1996; Killias and Clerici 2000).”