Citation

Mesch GS, Fishman G. Int. Rev. Victimology 1998; 5(3-4): 311-330.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, World Society of Victimology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/026975809800500406

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The inability of the police and the criminal justice system to contain crime at low levels has led people to use personal protective measures to reduce victimization risks. Recent studies on fear of crime indicate that fear for others' safety is more prevalent than fear for oneself. Using a representative sample drawn from the third largest city in Israel, this study investigates the hypothesis that fear for others more than fear for one's own safety may elicit the use of precautionary measures. The findings support the hypothesis only for personal protective behaviour. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Language: en