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Author Craig, Mary Dale

Title Fear of Crime among the Elderly : a Multi-Method Study of the Small Town Experience
Published Florence : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (197 pages)
Series Garland Studies on the Elderly in America Ser
Garland Studies on the Elderly in America Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Contextual Factors; Media Impact; Lifestyle Impact; A Paradox: The Urban View; The Qualitative Perspective; The Issues; Interviews with Key Informants; Newspaper Crime Reports; Questionnaire Data; Definitions; Chapter 2: In Support of Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; A Naturalistic Approach; Demography and Crime Issues; Elderly Fear of Crime; Literature Limitations; Victimization and Daily Routine; Victimization and Other Variables; The Fear/Risk Discrepancy
Reducing the ThreatFear Predictors and Instigators; Chapter 3: Multi-Methodology; Key Informant Interviews; Key Informants; Procedure; Data Analysis; Local Newspaper References to Crimes; Sample; Measures; Procedure; Data Analysis; Questionnaire; Sample; Procedure; Measure; Data Analysis; Chapter 4: Multi-Method Products; Key Informant Interviews; Senior Center Coordinator; Community Services Coordinator (Police); Senior Citizen Married Couple; Commission on Aging Representative; Former Town Councilwoman; Home Security Representative; Victim/Witness Coordinator; Protestant Minister
Local Newspaper References to CrimesQuestionnaire Results; Fear of Victimization; Contextual Factors; Community Resources; Chapter 5: Concluding Discourse; The Informants; Triangulation; Limitations; Observations and Recommendations; Conclusion; Epilogue; Key Informants; Married Couple; Community Services Coordinator; Senior Center Coordinator; Commission on Aging Representative; Protestant Minister; Reported Crime Data; Final Thoughts; Appendix A: Member Check; Appendix B: Actual Number of Reported Crimes in Focus Town; Appendix C: Cover Letter; Appendix D: Questionnaire
Appendix E: Frequency DistributionsReferences; Index
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317775799
1317775791