Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Fear of Crime as a Social Problem; 2 Fear of Crime and Community Context; 3 An Empirical Application of the Social Control Perspective: Fear of Crime in Ten Urban Neighborhoods; 4 Fear of Crime in the Neighborhoods; 5 Social Disorganization and Neighborhood Change; 6 Sources of Social Control; 7 Crime, Fear, and Community Context; 8 Social Problems, Public Policy, and Political Responsibility; 9 Fear of Crime and Political Responsibility; References; Index
