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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"perceived risk of victimization"”.
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Actual Versus Perceived Risk of Victimization and Handgun Ownership
This study tested the hypotheses that perceived risk of victimization had a stronger effect than actual exposure to victimization risk on handgun ownership and that this relationship was stronger for women than men. Perceived and actual risks of victimization have been discussed with respect to …
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Influence of Viewing Dramatic Television and Perceived Risk of Victimization on Crime-Specific Fear
The purpose of this study is to examine the predictability of the fear of property and personal crime in relation to viewing dramatic or violent television. The study was carried out using the viewpoint that the viewing of violence, which is symbolically communicated through the medium of …
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High School Teachers' Perceptions of School-Related Violence: Effects on Fear of Victimization and Perceived Risk
Using a sample of 204 high school teachers from nine different counties in Kentucky, this study examined the predictors of both teachers1 fear and perceived risk of victimization at school in an attempt to learn more about this adult population. The predictors that were analyzed on both fear and …
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Cross-National Fear of Crime Among Women: An Examination of Structural and Individual-Level Causes
… has confirmed that structural attributes of nations, as well as individual characteristics of people contribute to levels of fear of crime, across both nations and individuals. Specifically, in regard to the effects structural characteristics have on fear, gender equality has been shown to …