RT Article
T1 The psychology of fear of crime. Conceptual and methodological perspectives
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 43
IS 3
SP 600
OP 614
A1 Greve, Werner 1959-
A1 Greve, Werner 1959-
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1640119876
AB Since the very beginnings of research on the fear of crime in the early 1970s, authors have emphasized the need for theoretical clarification of the meaning and measurement of the concept. The present article outlines a theory of fear of crime from the psychological perspective. In particular, psychological concepts of emotions, most notably the state/trait distinction and the notion of emotions as involving multiple components, are applied to fear of crime. The outcome of this conceptual clarification is a two-dimensional taxonomy which can be used to differentiate between instruments applied to assess fear of crime. Finally, taking into account the results of psychological research on survey methodology, the practical value of this taxonomy for the assessment of fear of crime is discussed
K1 Kriminalitätsfurcht
K1 Methodenprobleme
K1 Psychologie
K1 Messung
K1 Theorie
DO 10.1093/bjc/43.3.600