FEAR OF CRIME AMONG THE AGED

• NCJ Number: 35566
• Journal: Gerontologist Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Dated: (JUNE 1976) Pages: 207-210
• Author(s): F CLEMENTE; M B KLEIMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Gerontological Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH OF FEAR OF CRIME AMONG OLDER PEOPLE TO PROVIDE AN EMPIRICAL BACKGROUND FOR PRACTITIONERS SEEKING TO CONTROL FEAR OF CRIME AMONG THE AGED.

Abstract

NATIONAL SURVEY DATA ARE USED TO COMPARE THE PATTERNS OF FEAR OF CRIME AMONG THE AGED AND THE NON-AGED. FOUR KEY SPECIFYING VARIABLES ARE USED IN THE ANALYSIS - SEX, RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND SIZE OF COMMUNITY. FINDINGS INDICATE THAT ELDERLY RESPONDENTS WHO WERE EITHER FEMALE, BLACK, OR METROPOLITAN RESIDENTS POSSESS EXTREMELY HIGH FEAR RATES. THE AUTHORS INTERPRET THIS AS A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE AGED ARE NOT A HOMOGENOUS GROUP BUT RATHER THAT SOME SEGMENTS OF THE OLDER POPULATION ARE FEARFUL WHILE OTHERS ARE RELATIVELY FREE OF ANXIETY.