RT Article
T1 Life on the Road: Fear of Crime Among Nomads
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 9
SP 2434
OP 2468
A1 Whaley, Rachel Bridges
A2 Abbott, Jessica
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1892743531
AB People who live and travel in recreational or retrofitted vehicles experience very high victimization prevalence rates. The current study provides the first examination of fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization among Nomads and members of the Vanlife community. Fear of crime is quite high in this community. Analyses suggest the vulnerability-fear perspective applies to this subpopulation with important exceptions regarding age and education. Further, direct victimization and perceived risk hypotheses are supported. Disaggregated analyses illuminate differences for year-round Nomads versus part-timers. Analyses support the distinction between fear of crime and perceived risk for this subpopulation but raise questions about how lifestyles of Nomads shape fear and how perceived risk and prior victimizations shape behaviors. Directions for future research and practical implications are offered.
K1 recreational vehicles
K1 Vanlife
K1 omads
K1 perceived victimization risk
K1 Fear of crime
DO 10.1177/00111287231186098