The Crime and Threat Image Set (CaTIS): a validated stimulus set to experimentally explore fear of crime

Fear of crime may develop in response to crime specifically (the narrow pathway) or may be a projection of broader threats (the broad pathway). New approaches are needed to examine how crime and threat, independently and in combination, influence people’s fear. To address this need, we created, eval...

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Main Author: Noon, Michelle S. (Author)
Contributors: Beaudry, Jennifer L. ; Knowles, Ann
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-242
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Crime and Threat Image Set
Fear
Fear of crime
Image set
Image validation
Threat
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Summary:Fear of crime may develop in response to crime specifically (the narrow pathway) or may be a projection of broader threats (the broad pathway). New approaches are needed to examine how crime and threat, independently and in combination, influence people’s fear. To address this need, we created, evaluated, and validated an image set that varied across the dimensions of threat and crime.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9314-2