Fear of crime in urban public spaces: Case study of women’ s community in district 12 of Tehran municipality

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BAYAT NASER; POURGHOLAMI MOHAMMADREZA; OSANLOU ALI; Talebian Kiaklayeh Fatemeh

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Journal: Journal of Policing & Social Studies of Women & Family Year:2018 | Volume:6 | Issue:1 (10) Page(s): 110-130

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Fear of crime in urban public spaces: Case study of women’ s community in district 12 of Tehran municipality

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BAYAT NASER | POURGHOLAMI MOHAMMADREZA | OSANLOU ALI | Talebian Kiaklayeh Fatemeh | Issue Writer Certificate

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Fear of CrimeQ1

Women’s SecurityQ1

Public Urban SpaceQ1

District 12 of Tehran MunicipalityQ1

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Fear of Crime is one of the most important forms of insecurity that has a negative impact on the quality of life of citizens. According to available literature, in general women are more likely than men to face fears of crime. In urban areas, this problem affects the viability and social vitality of the city’ s spaces. The present study deals with spatial analysis of crime in the urban area of the 12th municipality of Tehran. Method: The research is applied in a descriptive-survey based on the data collection method. The instrument of research is the standard questionnaire “ tandogan and ilihan questionnaire “ about the Fear of Crime in urban public spaces. The statistical population of the women residing in the 12th district of Tehran is. According to Morgan’ s table, the sample size was 384. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests such as T-test and one-way ANOVA and Scheffe post hoc test. Findings: The findings of this study show that age, marital status, educational level, occupational status, and income level of the household in different degrees can cause significant difference in women’ s Fear of Crime in some urban spaces in different time and place situations. Among the factors influencing the Fear of Crime are factors such as verbal abuse, visual aggression, being pursued. In terms of time, the intensity of the Fear of Crime in the night is greater than that of the day. In terms of location, the intensity of crime scams in parks and green spaces is more than other urban public spaces. Conclusion: As the feeling of insecurity and Fear of Crime increase in urban public spaces, women’ s individual freedoms become more disturbed and prevent their free use from various urban spaces, such as being less likely to be present in the city during the night, from Urban areas are less used, rarely go lonely to the park and places of recreation, to avoid driving on secluded paths. The results of the research reveal the necessity of improving the security indicators of urban public spaces in the 12th district of Tehran.

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BAYAT, NASER, POURGHOLAMI, MOHAMMADREZA, OSANLOU, ALI, & Talebian Kiaklayeh, Fatemeh. (2018). Fear of crime in urban public spaces: Case study of women’ s community in district 12 of Tehran municipality. JOURNAL OF POLICING AND SOCIAL STUDIES OF WOMEN AND FAMILY, 6(1 (10) ), 110-130. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/362521/en

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BAYAT NASER, POURGHOLAMI MOHAMMADREZA, OSANLOU ALI, Talebian Kiaklayeh Fatemeh. Fear of crime in urban public spaces: Case study of women’ s community in district 12 of Tehran municipality. JOURNAL OF POLICING AND SOCIAL STUDIES OF WOMEN AND FAMILY[Internet]. 2018;6(1 (10) ):110-130. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/362521/en

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NASER BAYAT, MOHAMMADREZA POURGHOLAMI, ALI OSANLOU, and Fatemeh Talebian Kiaklayeh, “Fear of crime in urban public spaces: Case study of women’ s community in district 12 of Tehran municipality,” JOURNAL OF POLICING AND SOCIAL STUDIES OF WOMEN AND FAMILY, vol. 6, no. 1 (10) , pp. 110–130, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/362521/en

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