Foreword and dedication
Chapter 1: Introduction
The emergence of fear of crime as an area of research
The paradoxical nature of the fear of crime
Research into the fear of crime in different sites and situations
Current trends in fear of crime research
Chapter 2: Why is fear of crime a serious social problem?
Individual reactions
Hypothesised inks between the fear of crime, disorder and crime
Economic impacts of behavioural responses to fear of crime
Chapter review: problems not to be ignored and a need for spatially-explicit research
Chapter 3: What causes fear of crime?
Criminal opportunity and risk of victimisation theories
Demographic theories explaining fear of crime
Social theories explaining fear of crime
Environmental theories explaining fear of crime
Chapter review: an opening for pertinent environmental studies
Chapter 4: Managing fear of crime
Policing fear of crime
Social solutions to fear of crime
Environmental design and fear of crime
Chapter review: police, community and government cooperation
Chapter 5: Investigating the fear of crime
Defining fear of crime
Measuring fear of crime
Analysing fear of crime data
Chapter review: a new direction with avoidance mapping
Chapter 6: The Wollongong Study
The goals of the Wollongong study
Research Setting
Fear of crime survey and analysis
Discussion of spatial outputs
Discussion of activity diary analysis: The discrepancy between emotion-based fear in relation to daily routines and global measures of fear
Integrating the key spatio-temporal findings with police and community initiatives in Wollongong: the degree of institutional involvement
Assessments of techniques and approaches developed in the Wollongong Study
Chapter 7: The Kings Cross Study
The goals of the Kings Cross study
Research Setting
Fear of crime survey and analysis
Results and discussion
The dissonance between traditional global measures and crime-specific avoidance-based questions
Where are people afraid of crime?
Safe areas and cognitive barriers
Implications for policy, planning and practice
Chapter 8: Future avenues for fear mapping: potential applications and improvements
Has collective avoidance behaviour change in Wollongong and Kings Cross?
Investigating behavioral responses in relation to different types of crime
Further avenues for investigating links between fear, crime and disorder
Broken Windows theory in the transit context
Fear mapping in and advances in spatial technology
Dr Bruce Doran is a lecturer at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University. His research interests relate to the applied use of GIS-based techniques to investigate urban and biophysical problems, with a particular focus on strategic management and Decision Support Systems (DSS). Over recent years he has been developing techniques to investigate spatio-temporal links between the fear of crime and the actual occurrence of crime.
Dr Melissa Burgess completed a PhD looking into spatio-temporal patterns of avoidance in Kings Cross, Sydney. She has worked as a spatial analyst with the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and is currently working for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Bangkok, Thailand.