TY - JOUR
T1 - Unraveling the determinants of fear of crime among men and women in Istanbul
T2 - Examining the impact of perceived risk and fear of sexual assault
AU - Özaşçilar, Mine
AU - Ziyalar, Neylan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Studies have examined university students' fear of crime focusing on the relationship between the fear of sexual assault and fear of other crimes, termed the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis; however, no study to date has examined the shadow thesis in a Turkish context. Drawing on the shadow thesis, using a sample of 723 university students in Istanbul, this study focuses on the effect of fear of sexual assault and perceived risk of crime to general fear of crime among university students in Istanbul. Also, the predictors of fear of crime are explored to examine the relationship between lifestyle characteristics, constrained behaviors, and fear. The findings of the study supported the shadow thesis, indicating that fear of sexual assault shaped the nonsexual crimes, especially crimes involving face-to-face confrontations between the victim and offender. Furthermore, lifestyle characteristics are correlated with the men's fear of nonsexual crimes, particularly fear of robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary home.
AB - Studies have examined university students' fear of crime focusing on the relationship between the fear of sexual assault and fear of other crimes, termed the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis; however, no study to date has examined the shadow thesis in a Turkish context. Drawing on the shadow thesis, using a sample of 723 university students in Istanbul, this study focuses on the effect of fear of sexual assault and perceived risk of crime to general fear of crime among university students in Istanbul. Also, the predictors of fear of crime are explored to examine the relationship between lifestyle characteristics, constrained behaviors, and fear. The findings of the study supported the shadow thesis, indicating that fear of sexual assault shaped the nonsexual crimes, especially crimes involving face-to-face confrontations between the victim and offender. Furthermore, lifestyle characteristics are correlated with the men's fear of nonsexual crimes, particularly fear of robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary home.
KW - Istanbul
KW - fear of sexual assault
KW - perceived risk of crime
KW - university students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019984948&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0306624X15613334
DO - 10.1177/0306624X15613334
M3 - Article
C2 - 26515412
AN - SCOPUS:85019984948
SN - 0306-624X
VL - 61
SP - 993
EP - 1010
JO - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
JF - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
IS - 9
ER -