NCJ Number
229826
Journal
Global Crime Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2010 Pages: 1-15
Date Published
February 2010
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This article examines worries about different life domains with a particular focus on worries about terrorism and crime.
Abstract
Both crime and terrorism impose costs onto society through the channels of fear and worry. Identifying and targeting groups that are especially affected by worries might be one way to reduce the total costs of these two types of insecurity. However, compared with the drivers of the fear of crime, the determinants of concerns regarding global terrorism are less well known. Using nationally representative survey data, the study analysed and compared the individual determinants of concern about global terrorism and crime. It shows that worries about terrorism are driven by similar determinants as those about crime, which could have important policy implications. The study, furthermore, provides an insight into the structure of the determinants of concerns regarding other public and private goods. Tables and appendix (Published Abstract)