Fear of Crime and the Likelihood of Victimization: A Bi-Ethnic Comparison
The Journal of Social PsychologyPublished 1 October 1993
Keith D. Parker, Barbara J. McMorris, Earl Smith, Komanduri S. Murty
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Fear of crime and the likelihood of future victimization for Hispanics and Blacks in the United States was examined and Hispanics and women reported higher levels of fear ofCrime and felt more likely to be victimized than Blacks and men did.
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Fear of crime and the likelihood of future victimization for Hispanics and Blacks in the United States was examined. The sample size was 2,235 (1,696 Black and 539 Hispanic respondents). Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization were perceived as serious social problems by both Hispanics and Blacks, but Hispanics and women reported higher levels of fear of crime and felt more likely to be victimized than Blacks and men did.
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