Perceptions of safety confronted by experience: How visitors to Istanbul modified their perceptions of risk and fear in the light of personal experience

This paper compares the perceptions of risk and safety of those arriving on a visit to Istanbul with a similar sample of those returning from their trip. While the two samples are of different individuals, the research does provide a proxy measure of change, or lack of it, in the light of personal e...

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Authors: Mawby, Rob I. (Author) ; Ziyalar, Neylan (Author) ; Özaşçılar, Mine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: International review of victimology
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 261-275
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Summary:This paper compares the perceptions of risk and safety of those arriving on a visit to Istanbul with a similar sample of those returning from their trip. While the two samples are of different individuals, the research does provide a proxy measure of change, or lack of it, in the light of personal experience. In this sense, it offers an advantage over traditional crime surveys that present a snapshot of perceptions at one point in time. The findings are discussed in the context of more general research on fear of crime and perceptions of risk, and how these are - or are not - influenced by personal experience.
ISSN:2047-9433
DOI:10.1177/0269758019864726