The Fear of Crime

by Stephen Farrall (Editor), Jason Ditton (Editor)

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.

584 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2000

About the author

Dr. Stephen Farrall is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Law, Politics & Justice, Keele University. He previously worked at Center for Criminological Research, University of Oxford and the Department of Law, University of Sheffield. Stephen has several years experience of quantitative data analysis, and is the author or co-author of over 50 books, articles and reports.