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Who do you fear? A Study of Fear of Crime and Risk Perception in Context of the Relationship Between Victim and Perpetrator

Andersson, Allis LU and Norring, Sara LU (2014) PSYP01 20132
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The current study aims to clarify the relationship between fear of crime and risk perception, age, gender, direct victimization and indirect victimization. The study also aims to explore how the relationship between victim and perpetrator affect the victim’s fear of crime and risk perception. A survey concerning fear of crime, risk perception, known/unknown perpetrator and earlier victimization was answered by 588 respondents, 397 females and 172 males. The survey was created by the authors of the current study. It was written in Swedish, and emailed to psychology students at the local university. Age and risk perception were significant predictors to fear of crime, which is in line with previous research. The relationship between victim... (More)
The current study aims to clarify the relationship between fear of crime and risk perception, age, gender, direct victimization and indirect victimization. The study also aims to explore how the relationship between victim and perpetrator affect the victim’s fear of crime and risk perception. A survey concerning fear of crime, risk perception, known/unknown perpetrator and earlier victimization was answered by 588 respondents, 397 females and 172 males. The survey was created by the authors of the current study. It was written in Swedish, and emailed to psychology students at the local university. Age and risk perception were significant predictors to fear of crime, which is in line with previous research. The relationship between victim and perpetrator was explored in relation to different crime types, age, gender and earlier victimization. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Allis LU and Norring, Sara LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20132
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
direct victimization, indirect victimization, media, unknown perpetrators, known perpetrator, Keywords: fear of crime, risk perception
language
English
id
4250190
date added to LUP
2014-01-27 12:10:04
date last changed
2014-01-27 12:10:04
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  abstract     = {{The current study aims to clarify the relationship between fear of crime and risk perception, age, gender, direct victimization and indirect victimization. The study also aims to explore how the relationship between victim and perpetrator affect the victim’s fear of crime and risk perception. A survey concerning fear of crime, risk perception, known/unknown perpetrator and earlier victimization was answered by 588 respondents, 397 females and 172 males. The survey was created by the authors of the current study. It was written in Swedish, and emailed to psychology students at the local university. Age and risk perception were significant predictors to fear of crime, which is in line with previous research. The relationship between victim and perpetrator was explored in relation to different crime types, age, gender and earlier victimization.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Allis and Norring, Sara}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Who do you fear? A Study of Fear of Crime and Risk Perception in Context of the Relationship Between Victim and Perpetrator}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}