An Empirical Assessment of the "Threat of Victimization:" Considering Fear of Crime, Perceived Risk, Avoidance, and Defensive Behaviors
ORCID
May: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-6773
MSU Affiliation
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Sociology
Creation Date
2026-06-01
Abstract
Rader (2004) has called for a reconceptualization in the study of fear of crime, arguing that fear is one of several dimensions of the "threat of victimization," with fear of crime, perceptions of risk, and avoidance (i.e., limiting or changing activity) and defensive behaviors (i.e., performing a specific action to allay fear of crime) as interrelated pieces. We use data from adult residents of a midsouthern state to provide qualified support for the threat of victimization concept in a series of multivariate linear and logistic regression models. Implications for future fear of crime research are also discussed.
Publication Date
7-27-2007
Publication Title
Sociological Spectrum
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge
First Page
475
Last Page
505
Recommended Citation
Rader, N. E., May, D. C., & Goodrum, S. (2007). AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE “THREAT OF VICTIMIZATION:” CONSIDERING FEAR OF CRIME, PERCEIVED RISK, AVOIDANCE, AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS. Sociological Spectrum, 27(5), 475–505. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732170701434591
