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Determinants of perceived safety among the elderly — an exploratory study
Author(s)	Glenn Shields, William King, Steven Fulks
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 38, no 3, 2002
Pages	pp 73-84
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Crime ; Anxiety ; Attitude ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Rural areas ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Since the early 1970s, two camps of researchers have suggested different conclusions regarding older people's fear of crime: either overly fearful of crime, or that findings of a positive association between fear of crime and age were greatly exaggerated. The present study sought to explore the fear of crime victimisation in 301 randomly selected residents aged 65+ of a largely rural county of northwest Ohio. Participants were asked a series of questions about their community, actual experiences of crime victimisation, perception of fear related to victimisation, and social support. Logistic regression analyses were computed to explore perceptions of neighbourhood safety. Most participants reported limited experiences of victimisation. As expected in this rural environment, there was more reliance on informal supports and limited use of existing formal services. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030425205 A
Classmark	TWA: ENP: DP: RH: RL: 3F: 7T
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