Does Fear of Terrorism Differ from Fear of Crime and Sexual Assault: A Question of Geographical Location and Residential Area
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The study describes an examination of three types of fear: crime, sexual assault, and terrorism. The sample consisted of 507 adults from three different geographical locations in Israel with different levels of crime and terror attacks. With regard to fear of crime and fear of sexual assault, the results were compatible with the findings of many studies that indicate the effect of residential area features on levels of fear. Fear of terrorism was found to be more complex. The theoretical framework used to assess fear of crime is not fully suitable for assessing and examining fear of terrorism. Other variables should be taken into consideration, such as religion and ideology.
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Perceiving an attack as terrorism rather than crime leads to distinct levels of anxiety and fear, which in turn shifts political attitudes such as militaristic tendencies and willingness to sacrifice civil liberties for security.
“For instance, perceiving an attack as terrorism rather than crime leads to distinct levels of anxiety and fear (Shechory-Bitton and Cohen-Louck 2018), which in turn shifts political attitudes such as militaristic tendencies, and willingness to sacrifice civil liberties for security (Snider et al. 2021).”
From Public Opinion and Cyberterrorism (2023) · cites this paper as Shechory-Bitton and Cohen-Louck 2018
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- Authors
- Shechory-Bitton, M., & Cohen-Louck, K.
- Affiliations
- Ariel University, Israel
- Venue
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-07-05
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 806-826
- ISSN
- 0020-7497 (ISSN-L)
- 0306-624X
- 1552-6933
- OpenAlex
- W2472950265
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 12.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Keywords
- fear of terrorism, fear of crime, neighborhood characteristics, geographic location, terrorist attacks, ideology, Israel
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Crime, Fear, Female, Humans, Israel, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion, Residence Characteristics, Sex Offenses, Terrorism, Young Adult
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