Fear Of Crime : AdolescentsFear Of Crime

In today’s society the term ‘crime’ could be described as a buzzword. It could be argued that today’s society is both fearful of, and fascinated by, crime. There have been many explanations as to why society is increasingly both fearful and fascinated by the crime problem in the UK. This essay will outline what is meant by the term ‘crime’; will present evidence that society is both fascinated by and fearful of crime and discuss what factors may be contributing to this.

(Torres, S. 1998) Research indicates that fear of crime, whether self-imposed or realistic, can immobilize individuals, harm the local economy and negatively impact social interactions as well as the quality of life (Albanese, 1990 Skogan (1987) argues that crime victims believe that more crime exists, are worried about victimization and attempt to protect themselves. Parker and Ray (1990) as well as Krannich et al. (1989) revealed victimization to be a predictor related to fear of crime. Additional support for these findings was provided by Smith and Hill (1991), who showed that actual victimization appears to increase fear of crime by increasing the perception of vulnerability. (Torres, S. 1998) Research also shows that fear of crime among minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status is related to their vulnerability in the urban environment (Liska et al., 1982). The elderly who are physically vulnerable and less agile are more fearful of crime even though they are less likely to be victims. (Torres, S. 1998) The proliferation and presence of gangs in the United States is also linked to the concept of social incivilities and increased fear of crime. This problem of fear does not go away. The people not only have a constant fear, it continues to the next generation of people in

As demonstrated by Crime in Chicagoland, Little Village is an area plagued by high crime rates and gang violence. Although the community comprises only 4.4 square miles, police recorded 263 crimes from June 21-July 21, 2017, including 92 thefts, 20 robberies, 5 criminal sexual assaults and 58 quality of life crimes (Chicago Tribune, 2017). While these crimes rates may be construed as normal occurrences in an urban setting, violence and gang activities have a pervasive impact on the development of Little Village youth. According to Kimberly Shinew, Monika Stodolska, Caterina Roman, and Jennifer Yahner (2013), “fear of crime, level of crime victimization, and perceived level of incivilities in the community were related to physical activity,

Meyer, Castro-Schilo, and Aguilar-Gaxiola (2014) found that lower socioeconomic status resulted in higher fears about safety due to the necessity of living in neighborhoods with higher crime rates. Fear about the safety led to lower levels of activity and subsequently

Social bond theory explains the interrelation of social bonds that cause people to imitate their environment. This theory is made evident in Anderson’s research in Code of the Street. Hirschi’s social bond theory is comprised of four features: attachment, belief, commitment, and involvement. An individual with strong social bond connections to these philosophies of social bond theory is more likely to conduct themselves in a manner fitting the nature of their environment, i.e. abiding by the code of the street. These individuals become especially devoted to their environment and help ensure the maintenance of their urban community. In a scholarly article, written by Ronald O. Pitner et al., the authors conclude that crime and the perception of urban communities can lower the resident’s connection to their own community. Pitner and his associates conducted a questionnaire survey among seventy African Americans in various economic neighborhoods “assessing their community care and vigilance and perceptions of perceived social disorders” (Pitner et al. 2013). The prevailing sentiment of this research is in direct correlation with Hirschi’s social bond theory in that when weak social bonds are centralized around an attachment, the chance for criminal and social behaviors are greatly increased. Crime plays a

There are several ways that fear of crime has a relationship with violence. In many communities have experience higher fear of crime levels? Franklin (2009) in his current research he tested the vulnerability of female and male to indicated if fear of crime was increase by age. In his finding this facts are significant since there is a higher level among age for males while females tend to reduce fear. Age also plays a big role when fear of crime is concern in the communities.

Youth crime is the crime committed by juvenile offenders. It is the common issue in Australia. The age group between 14-19 years old is the popular group of youth crime. (News 2013) Different age groups commit different types of crimes. (The youth court 2009) Also, there are many kinds of crime and crime method in the society, such as, drug offences, robbery, burglary, assault and violent offenses. The group of people who crime together that is called criminal group. It is a prevalence crime method and it is effective for crime. This question will focus on what is youth crime, the change of youth crime in recent year and the relationship between drug offences and the youth crime in Australia.

Data from a 2003 mail survey was conducted in the Eastern Part of the State of Washington residents for their fear of crime, and their perception of disorder in their neighborhoods. Twenty counties were sent the survey four times to ensure they got the survey. Two thousand eight hundred and

Violence, defined as ‘the use of force intended to harm, as against rights’ draws more interest and debate than other forms of crime. Violent crimes, including murder, assault, manslaughter and robbery, have seen variations in definition in legislation and varying levels of attention from police and courts (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008). The fear of violent crime is more excessive today than in the past. A high level of public concern is being expressed in Australia about the state of violent crime, in spite of this, studies have established that the majority of crime in our society is not violent in nature.

The direct experience with areas and the belonging to a residential community have strong connectedness to the fear perception, that personal experience with this minority area may increase the perception of comfort when it comes to judging crime.

Risk factors are centered around parents and caregivers, who is a child’s first form off insight on how relationships and ultimately how the world and its inhabitants function. In many cases, if the caregiver is not emotionally or financially stable, which puts a child at a much higher risk to experience some form of abuse. This concept is prevalent throughout Jorja Leap’s book “Jumped in.” Many of the people who joined the gang life resorted to the hood because their parents were either incarcerated, too drugged out, or dead. This is a form of abuse and this emotional trauma leads the children to turn to find another form of family, which is the “hood.” Community violence is usually a negative result that comes from some form of child

The key issues in the causes of crime is that there is not enough rehabilitation that can be utilized to ensure that past criminals would not convert back to their old habits. Also, there could be more support for the past criminal. This would allow them to understand that they have help to ensure they are continuing to be great citizen of the United States. Another key issue in the causes of crimes is that there is not enough program that will assist with the life changes of the pass criminals.

The researchers used several theoretical models in order to explain fear of crime among rural youth. The respondents were asked a series of questions in regards to fear of crime and perceptions of risk within their community. Respondents were asked to respond on a four-point scale of strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree. Respondents were also asked about having been previously victimized within the past year. To measure victimization rates, respondents were labeled victims only if their home had been broken into in the past year. Lastly, respondents were asked about how common drug use in the community was as well and asked to respond on the same four-point scale as mentioned above. After completion of the study and reviewing the results, researchers concluded that each model is, to some extent, useful for understanding fear of crime among rural youth. They also stated that “more work is needed in developing both general and population-specific models that help to better understand people's fear of crime and its behavioral and social consequences (Gainey & Seyfrit, 2001).

Research has been conducted several times on colleges and universities, which may have placed emphasizes on the causes of students’ fear of crime and being a victimized while on campus. It is important that the university police and administration accurately report the school’s crime statistics. Parents and students should have all the information needed to help them make the best decisions on which college to attend, and so that students can have the information needed to be take necessary precautions to enhance their safety on campus and the surrounding area in which the college or university is located. I personally believe that the location of a school plays a major role in rather or not a student feels safe. Knowing the students level of fear can help colleges and university to develop better and safer security measures and crime awareness.

Teen crime is beginning to become a larger issue and threat to our society. There are many influences that affect young individuals to misbehave or act on criminality. A teens upbringing plays a huge role in whether or not they will commit crimes in their future.