FEAR AND WITHDRAWAL FROM URBAN LIFE

Authors
MIETHE TD
Citation
Td. Miethe, FEAR AND WITHDRAWAL FROM URBAN LIFE, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 539, 1995, pp. 14-27
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Political Science","Social, Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00027162
Volume
539
Year of publication
1995
Pages
14 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7162(1995)539:<14:FAWFUL>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Crime and fear of criminal victimization have become major problems in American society. Citizens react to crime in a variety of ways, inclu ding distrusting others, avoiding particular places, taking protective action, changing their daily activities, and participating in collect ive action. The present article reviews these psychological and behavi oral reactions to crime. It summarizes current trends in the nature of crime and fear of criminal victimization that may help explain public reactions to crime. The article concludes with a discussion of the co nsequences of fear and individuals' withdrawal from urban life.