The notion of the fear of crime has become as important as crime itself. This book analyses the emergence of the fear of crime as a meaningful concept in both s

The creative use of fear by news media and social control organizations has produced a "discurse of fear" - the awareness and expection that danger and risk are

Cites successful examples of community-based policing.

This book explores the societal construction of "black-on-black" referring to the 1980s when violence among African American perpetrators and victims increased.

Why is fear of crime so rife in society today? The government and media have ploughed money and resources into surveys and initiatives to find out. As a concept