TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - How Scared are We?
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Walklate, Sandra
A1  - Mythen, Gabriel
SP  - 209
EP  - 225
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper provides a historical overview of criminological uses of the concept of fear in relation to crime and criminal victimization. In it, we trace the developments of the fear of crime' debate, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and consider the extent to which historical and current discussions of it are able to adequately reflect the contemporary social condition. We go on to distinguish four different ways of interrogating victimhood--the cultural, political, interactional and the existential--that cast some light on the contemporary inadequacies of the fear-of-crime debate. In the conclusion, we advance a more holistic approach to fear that involves decentring crime and urges further research into interplay between local fears and global vistas of fear.<p /> 
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SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azm070
ID  - ref1
ER  -