Citation

Rader NE. Int. Rev. Victimology 2017; 23(1): 3-16.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, World Society of Victimology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0269758016672373

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Previous fear of crime studies have rarely considered how fear of crime is learned or the messengers who teach fear of crime to others. This is especially important with children, who often learn about the world from social influences such as parents and teachers. While some work has been done on children's fear of crime, this work lacks a consideration of the messages parents give children. Further, this research has been restricted to countries such as the US and England. The current research focuses on a country rarely considered in the fear of crime literature - Sweden. In-depth interviews with 14 parents and 10 children are consulted to determine how parents talk to children about safety and what children hear when receiving such messages. Thus, the interplay between parents and their children in the social learning process of safety precautions are considered.

Language: en