TY - JOUR
T1 - Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization
T2 - A bi-ethnic comparison
AU - Parker, Keith D.
AU - McMorris, Barbara J.
AU - Smith, Earl
AU - Murty, Komanduri S.
PY - 1993/10
Y1 - 1993/10
N2 - Fear of crime and the likelihood of future victimization for Hispanics and Blacks in the United States was examined. The sample size was 2,235 (1,696 Black and 539 Hispanic respondents). Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization were perceived as serious social problems by both Hispanics and Blacks, but Hispanics and women reported higher levels of fear of crime and felt more likely to be victimized than Blacks and men did.
AB - Fear of crime and the likelihood of future victimization for Hispanics and Blacks in the United States was examined. The sample size was 2,235 (1,696 Black and 539 Hispanic respondents). Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization were perceived as serious social problems by both Hispanics and Blacks, but Hispanics and women reported higher levels of fear of crime and felt more likely to be victimized than Blacks and men did.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.1993.9713928
DO - 10.1080/00224545.1993.9713928
M3 - Article
C2 - 8283865
AN - SCOPUS:0027673858
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 133
SP - 723
EP - 732
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -