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1 online resource (242 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Intro -- 1. Doubting public fears -- 1.1 The focus of this research -- 1.2 Research objective, questions & design -- 1.3 The relevance of this study -- 1.4 What to expect in the following chapters? -- 2. An historical overture on public crime fears -- 2.1 American & British histories of 'the fear of crime' -- 2.2 Historical research question, expectations & method -- 2.3 The rise of 'the fear of crime' in the Netherlands -- 2.4 Conclusion on the history of 'the fear of crime' -- 3. What we know about 'the fear of crime' -- 3.1 Personal fear of crime -- 3.2 Situational fear of crime |
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3.3 Neighbourhood fear of crime -- 3.4 Societal fear of crime -- 3.5 Adjusted behaviour -- 3.6 Making up a balance -- 3.7 Towards a scientific contribution -- 4. Necessary theoretical extensions -- 4.1 A structured & broader view on societal fear of crime -- 4.2 Psychological dynamics underlying risk perceptions -- 4.3 Renewed conceptual clarity -- 4.4 Towards a research objective -- 5. Sharpening our view -- 5.1 Research objective & research questions -- 5.2 Towards operationalisation -- 5.3 Research design -- 6. Talking about 'the fear of crime' |
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6.1 Interview design, respondents & analytical strategy -- 6.2 Associative findings -- 6.3 Semi-structured findings -- 6.4 Qualitative conclusions -- 6.5 Hypotheses for the subsequent survey -- 7. Measuring 'the fear of crime' -- 7.1 Sample characteristics -- 7.2 Descriptive statistics -- 7.3 Reliability, scales & dimensions of concepts -- 7.4 Structural equation models -- 7.5 Quantitative conclusions -- 8. Fearing crime at a safe distance -- 8.1 Taking a multi-dimensional perspective -- 8.2 Answering our research questions -- 8.3 General conclusion: fearing crime at a safe distance |
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8.4 Methodological limitations -- 8.5 Practical implications -- 8.6 Suggestions for future research -- 8.7 Some final words... -- Summary -- References -- Appendices |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fear of crime -- Research.
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Fear of crime. |
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Research. |
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Fear of crime -- Statistics.
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Statistics.
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Statistics.
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Print version: Spithoven, Remco Keeping Trouble at a Safe Distance : Unravelling the Significance of 'the Fear of Crime' Portland : Eleven International Publishing,c2017 9789462367838 |
| ISBN |
9462747547 |
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9789462747548 (electronic book) |
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