Evaluating the Influence of Fear of Crime as an Environmental Mobility Restrictor on Women's Routine Activities

1998/01/01 by Carl Keane · 5 citations
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Crime Patterns and Interventions #Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses #Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

paper · doi:10.1177/0013916598301003

Abstract

Although fear of crime is a topic that has received considerable research interest, less attention has been paid to the behavioral consequences of fear. Conducting secondary data analysis on a national survey of Canadian women, this article examines whether women would frequent certain environments more often, that they currently perceive as unsafe, if they felt safer. The article concludes that fear may be limiting women's movement around their environment, and by reducing fear, lifestyle options should increase.

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