Fear and withdrawal from urban life / Terance D. Miethe -- The impact of crime on communities / Ralph B. Taylor -- Women, crime, and fear / Elizabeth A. Stanko -- Crime and the racial fears of white Americans / Wesley G. Skogan -- Community organizations and crime / Susan F. Bennett -- Crime and fear on campus / Bonnie S. Fisher -- Public regulation of private crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman -- Less crime, by design / Paul Ekblom -- Firearms and self-defense / David McDowall -- Media constructions of crime / Vincent F. Sacco -- Politics, public policy, and street crime / Stuart A. Scheingold -- Crime and its consequences in England and Wales / Roger Matthews.