TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Fear of Terrorism Differ From Fear of Crime and Sexual Assault
T2 - A Question of Geographical Location and Residential Area
AU - Shechory-Bitton, Mally
AU - Cohen-Louck, Keren
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - The study describes an examination of three types of fear: crime, sexual assault, and terrorism. The sample consisted of 507 adults from three different geographical locations in Israel with different levels of crime and terror attacks. With regard to fear of crime and fear of sexual assault, the results were compatible with the findings of many studies that indicate the effect of residential area features on levels of fear. Fear of terrorism was found to be more complex. The theoretical framework used to assess fear of crime is not fully suitable for assessing and examining fear of terrorism. Other variables should be taken into consideration, such as religion and ideology.
AB - The study describes an examination of three types of fear: crime, sexual assault, and terrorism. The sample consisted of 507 adults from three different geographical locations in Israel with different levels of crime and terror attacks. With regard to fear of crime and fear of sexual assault, the results were compatible with the findings of many studies that indicate the effect of residential area features on levels of fear. Fear of terrorism was found to be more complex. The theoretical framework used to assess fear of crime is not fully suitable for assessing and examining fear of terrorism. Other variables should be taken into consideration, such as religion and ideology.
KW - crime
KW - fear
KW - residential area
KW - sexual assault
KW - terrorism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040707387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0306624x16658472
DO - 10.1177/0306624x16658472
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C2 - 27383073
AN - SCOPUS:85040707387
SN - 0306-624X
VL - 62
SP - 806
EP - 826
JO - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
JF - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
IS - 3
ER -