In:
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, SAGE Publications, Vol. 25, No. 3 ( 2009-08), p. 282-299
Abstract:
Previous research suggests that individuals engage in a variety of constrained behaviors to protect themselves from potential victimization. Although research controls for gender and constrained behaviors in fear of crime models, few studies consider constrained behaviors through a gendered lens. Using university survey data as an exploratory case study, this article hypothesizes that men and women use different types of constrained behaviors and, using factor analysis, constructs a gender-sensitive typology of four distinctive types of constrained behaviors. The results suggest that women are more likely to engage in all four types of constrained behaviors and that a variety of gender differences in behavioral responses to fear in crime are apparent when comparing across the four categories.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1043-9862
,
1552-5406
DOI:
10.1177/1043986209335015
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2027876-7
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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