You can manage bookmarks using lists, please log in to your user account for this.
Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Strangers, Acquaintances, and Victims: Victimization and Concern About Crime Among Women
Contributor:
Drakulich, Kevin M.
Published:
Wiley Subscription Services, 2015
Published in:
Sociological Forum, 30 (2015) 1, Seite 103-126
Language:
English
ISSN:
0884-8971;
1573-7861
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Women report greater concerns about the danger posed by strangers despite greater victimization by acquaintances. Using a survey of Seattle residents, this article investigates one understudied dimension of this seeming incongruity: the actual effect of victimization by a stranger or acquaintance on concerns about crime. The results suggest different patterns for different crimes: relationship to the offender does not matter for burglaries while acquaintance sexual assaults and stranger nonsexual assaults, respectively, hold the largest associations with concerns. Implications are discussed for research on fear of crime, acquaintance victimizations, and perceptions of neighborhoods.