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policing strategies
community policing and problem solving
foundations: evolution of community policing and problem solving
fear of crime
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criminology and criminal justice
criminology
sociocultural context and popular culture
fear of crime
Preferred term
shadow of sexual assault hypothesis
Definition
- The shadow of sexual assault hypothesis is a supposition used to explain women's fear of crime. Women's fear of crime is disproportionate compared with their actual rates of victimization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/shadow_of_sexual_assault_hypothesis
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