СТРАХ ОД КРИМИНАЛИТЕТА НА ТЕРИТОРИЈИ ГРАДА НИША: ИСПИТИВАЊЕ РОДНИХ РАЗЛИКА
FEAR OF CRIME IN THE TERRITORY OF THE CITY OF NIŠ: EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES

Summary/Abstract: The fear of crime is a significant social problem which has a negative impact on the quality of life of an individual and the society as a whole. When examining the fear of crime, it is therefore necessary to consider this issue from the gender perspective because different security problems in a community have a different impact on women, girls, men, boys, and persons of different sexual and gender identities. There are also huge differences among them in terms of their subjective perceptions of danger, real causes of their insecurity, etc. The paper presents the theoretical framework, key findings and final results of the authors’ research into the gender dimensions of the fear of crime on the territory of the City of Niš. The research results provide an insight into different perceptions of fear of crime in men and women, which may be observed not only in terms of actual everyday situations but also as related to specific types of crime. The identification of these different perceptions contributes to a better assessment of security needs of both men and women, which should be taken into account in the process of creating security policies and strategies on the national as well as the local level.

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