Inventing Fear of Crime 9781134017225, 1134017227

Fear, Justice, and Modern True Crime 9781626379138

For centuries, people have been drawn to true stories of crime and the justice system. But what began primarily as a lit

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Teaching Fear: How We Learn to Fear Crime and Why It Matters 1439921024, 9781439921029

Where do lessons of “stranger danger” and safety come from—and do they apply differently for women? A gender-fear parado

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Panic City: Crime and the Fear Industries in Johannesburg 9781503611276

In post-apartheid Johannesburg, crime and the fear it engenders has triggered a decisive turn toward securitization in w

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Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear 9780195181081, 0195181085

Across America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and scho

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Fear of Crime: Incivility and the Production of a Social Problem 1351520059, 9781351520058

Most studies of fear of crime assume that is rimarily induced by direct or indirect contact with a criminal event. Conse

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Politics of Fear 9781474212526

Furedi argues that the traditional terms “left” and “right” have been both distorted and proved inadequate by a number o

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Fear of Crime Among the Elderly: A Multi-Method Study of the Small Town Experience 1317775783, 9781317775782

This multimethod study of crime and the elderly in a small-town setting approaches the related issues from varied perspe

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Inventing 'Easter Island' 9781442688414

Richly illustrated and unique in its findings, Inventing 'Easter Island' will appeal to cultural theorists, an

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The Nature of Fear 9780674249967

Animal behavior expert Daniel T. Blumstein delves into the evolutionary origins and diverse ecological contexts of fear.

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The Gift of Fear 3234672288

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