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“Private” Crime In Public Housing: Violent Victimization, Fear Of Crime And Social Isolation Among Women Public Housing Residents, Claire M. Renzetti, Shana L. Maier
“Private” Crime In Public Housing: Violent Victimization, Fear Of Crime And Social Isolation Among Women Public Housing Residents, Claire M. Renzetti, Shana L. Maier
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Although public housing is typically associated with high crime rates, little research has been done on fear of crime or violent victimization experiences among public housing residents. Moreover, there are few studies that look specifically at women’s fear of crime or violent victimization experiences in public housing, despite the fact that women constitute the majority of public housing residents. These issues were examined in the present study through interviews with female public housing residents in Camden, New Jersey (NJ). The interviews reveal high rates of violent victimization, especially at the hands of intimates and acquaintances. Fear of crime is also …
Pariahs Of The Wonderful City: Crime, Representation, And The Imagined Geography Of Citizenship In Rio De Janeiro, 1977-1982, Gianpaolo Baiocchi
Pariahs Of The Wonderful City: Crime, Representation, And The Imagined Geography Of Citizenship In Rio De Janeiro, 1977-1982, Gianpaolo Baiocchi
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory
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