...Jennie Di Rocco; Karl Kronkvist; Zoran Vasiljevic; Anna-Karin Ivert Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine changes in disorder and fear of crime in a disadvantaged neighbourhood following the implementation of a Business Improvement District (BID) organisation, a collaborative initiative...

... criminological paper to compare fear of crime with the other safety issues confronting tourists and to relate these concerns to relationships with host community. In this respect, it is evident that external factors, such as media portrayals and government travel advisories, provide a framework to perceptions...

...Louis Kusi Frimpong; Martin Oteng-Ababio; George Owusu; Charlotte Wrigley-Asante Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and fear of crime, and further explore how this relationship is mediated by collective efficacy. The background...

...Diederik Cops In the rhetoric and practice of community safety a paradox can be identified: despite the rhetoric of inclusivity and active citizenship, it appears that the views and interests of youth are largely ignored. Young people appear largely as a source of danger and fear of crime, leading...

...Stuart Kirby; Ian McPherson Although the ‘fear of crime’ has generated significant academic interest, the lack of clarity concerning definition, prevalence and concentration has generated difficulties for community safety practitioners when implementing operational initiatives. This article...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Fear of crime Community Young people Regeneration community safety practice Tilley Award winners The Quinton ESCAPE Project Staffordshire Police Chase Division BCU ABSTRACT The Tilley Awards for Problem-Oriented Policing recognise and reward the most intelligent...

... partnerships. Entrants have to submit a description of their project and its achievements. One winning entrant's submission is reproduced here, and the next two issues will feature the other winners' submissions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Fear of crime Media CDRP Community televison...

... and delivery, including perceptions of older people's levels of fear of crime, risk of victimisation, and offending behaviour. It also explores possible associations between inter‐generational relationships and anti‐social behaviour, and how elder abuse is positioned in comparison to other forms of abuse...

...Carl Staunton This article discusses the interim findings from a research project carried out by the Wirral Joint Community Safety Team (WJCST) that has sought to measure residents' fear of crime prior to the implementation of an ‘alley gating’ target‐hardening project in a local authority ward...

... occupational health and safety, delivery of public services, diversity, social inclusion and crime and disorder. The article advocates the need to raise the profile of personal safety especially in service provision, services and training. Personal safety Fear of crime Victims and witnesses Diversity...

...Tim Hope International trends indicate that the rate of crime has declined in the developed world over the past decade. The reductions have had little impact upon the fear of crime. The impact of victimisation falls disproportionately on the disadvantaged. There is little understanding...

... hardening had improved their sense of security, differences between the two groups were minimal on standard ‘fear of crime’ questions, leading us to question whether this was because the project failed or due to the evaluation design. One aspect of the latter is whether ‘fear of crime’ questions are valid...