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"Studies of the fear of crime have constituted what is undeniably the fastest growing research area within criminology in the last decade and this shows no sign of diminishing. The editors have a distinguished record of innovative research in the field, being responsible for a number of seminal empirical and theoretical articles. In this volume, they have collected together and for the first time, all the most significant contributions to the field. The collection includes an introductory essay by the editors and articles reflecting: an overview of the field; the causes of vulnerability; the sources of information on victimisation; the methods used to survey fear; the theoretical models employed to explain it; and the nature of policies designed to reduce fear."--Provided by publisher.

Fear of crime. --- Victims of crimes. --- Victims of crimes surveys.

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Les « insécurités urbaines », les formes prises à l’époque contemporaine par les conflits militaires et leurs avatars dans les centres urbains, constituent des thématiques de recherche fortement investies par les sciences sociales depuis quelques années. L’abondance des productions scientifiques ne conduit pas toujours à questionner, à comparer les regards déployés et les méthodes mises en oeuvre pour analyser les facteurs et les situations qui mettent en crise les sociétés urbaines, ou les solutions et les dispositifs qui prétendent y remédier. Cet ouvrage, issu d’un ensemble de rencontres pluridisciplinaires, s’efforce de prendre du recul par rapport aux façons de voir et aux façons de faire de différentes disciplines des sciences sociales qui investissent ce champ d’étude des « insécurités » et des « crises ». Il entend aider à confronter les analyses, les méthodes et les terrains d’enquêtes de l’histoire, de la géographie, de la sociologie, du droit, des sciences politiques et – même – du cinéma documentaire – pour appréhender les moments où les villes entrent « en ébullition » du fait des tensions qui perturbent leur vie sociale ou de leur désordre matériel devenu « explosif ». En abordant successivement « l’effervescence insécuritaire », « la ville déchirée » des temps de guerres – y compris coloniales et civiles – et, enfin, les moyens servant à « apaiser et à discipliner » les villes, ce livre veut réfléchir à des objets, à des pratiques concrètes et à des discours, à des formes d’organisations sociales et politiques, à des idéologies et à des formes de justification/légitimation qui se déploient dans le temps et dans l’espace. À travers ces contributions, on reconnaîtra l’usage et les réflexions inspirées par les travaux de Michel Foucault, ici moins « maître à penser » que pourvoyeur d’une féconde « boîte à outils ». Il convient de les lire de manière ouverte, comme autant de propositions pour aller plus loin dans le dialogue et la réflexion, cela dans…

Sociology, Urban. --- City and town life. --- Urban violence. --- Fear of crime. --- Sociologie urbaine --- Vie urbaine --- Violence urbaine --- Peur du crime --- Sécurité urbaine. --- Conflits sociaux. --- Violence urbaine. --- Sécurité urbaine --- History --- sociologie urbaine --- conflit --- violence --- ville

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"The possibility of being a victim of a crime is ever present on my mind; thinking about it as natural as breathing."--40-year-old woman This is a compelling analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception controls their behavior. Esther Madriz draws on focus groups and in-depth interviews to show the damage that fear can wreak on women of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Although anxiety about crime affects virtually every woman, Madriz shows that race and class position play a role in a woman's sense of vulnerability. Fear of crime has resulted in public demand for stronger and more repressive policies throughout the country. As funds for social programs are cut, Madriz points out, those for more prisons and police are on the increase. She also illustrates how media images of victims--"good" victims aren't culpable, "bad" victims invite trouble--and a tough political stance toward criminals are linked to a general climate of economic uncertainty and conservatism. Madriz argues that fear itself is a strong element in keeping women in subservient and self-limiting social positions. "Policing" themselves, they construct a restricted world that leads to positions of even greater subordination: Being a woman means being vulnerable. Considering the enormous attention given to crime today, including victims' rights and use of public funds, Madriz's informative study is especially timely.

Women --- Fear of crime --- Social Welfare & Social Work --- Social Sciences --- Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency --- Crime --- Crimes against --- Psychology --- Attitudes --- Psychology. --- Attitudes. --- abuse. --- anxiety. --- bad victims. --- conservative politics. --- crime. --- criminal justice. --- criminology. --- culpability. --- danger. --- fear of crime. --- fear. --- female victims. --- feminism. --- feminist theory. --- gender hierarchy. --- gender studies. --- gender. --- good victims. --- law and order. --- legal system. --- media. --- nonfiction. --- patriarchy. --- potential victim. --- poverty. --- risk management. --- social justice. --- social programs. --- social science. --- subservience. --- threat perception. --- threat. --- victims rights. --- victims. --- violence against women. --- vulnerability. --- women. --- womens issues. --- womens studies.

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Fear of crime --- Crime --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Mass media and crime --- Crime and mass media --- Administration of criminal justice --- Justice, Administration of --- Criminal law --- Criminals --- City crime --- Crime and criminals --- Crimes --- Delinquency --- Felonies --- Misdemeanors --- Urban crime --- Social problems --- Criminology --- Transgression (Ethics) --- Public opinion. --- Law and legislation --- Social aspects

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"From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms--as the opposite of courage, or as an obstacle to be overcome--it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively effects individuals' decision-making abilities and causes anxiety, depression, and poor physical health. Further, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement. Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms. Drawing on five years of data from the Chapman Survey of American Fears--which canvasses a random, national sample of adults about a broad range of fears--Fear Itself offers new insights into what people are afraid of and how fear affects their lives. The authors also draw on participant observation with Doomsday preppers and conspiracy theorists to provide fascinating narratives about subcultures of fear. Fear Itself is a novel, wide-ranging study of the social consequences of fear, ultimately suggesting that there is good reason to be afraid of fear itself."--

Fear --- United States. --- United States --- Politics and government --- Social conditions --- american media. --- anxiety. --- behavior. --- chapman survey of american fears. --- conspiracy theory. --- danger control. --- doomsday. --- emotional responses. --- fear control. --- fear of crime. --- fearful. --- frightened. --- immigration. --- islamophobia. --- pandemic. --- psychology of fear. --- risk. --- threat.