| Researchers have developed four independent but connected theories to explain fear of crime. These theories are subcultural diversity/racial heterogeneity, incivilities, community concern, and indirect victimization. We use data from a 1997 random-digit-dial survey in Orange County, California to test the ability of these models to explain fear of gang crime (e.g., tagging, home invasion robbery, drive-by shooting). We employ structural equation models to explore both direct and indirect effects of the different theoretical variables on fear. |
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