Victimization & Fear of Crime World Perspectives

Studies divided into 4 sections: Finland, Australia, Netherlands, Israel, Montreal and U.S. Studies have shown that victimization is not a random event. Age and urbanization are consistently key factors in victimization. Documents the vast variety of victimization research in countries other than the U.S. Studies included in the book had to: 1. report victimization or its impact; 2. use data on a country other than the U.S.; and 3. report research not readily available to Amer. researchers. Examines the functions of victimization surveys and suggests reasons for their failures and few successes. Numerous tables and figures.Block, Richard A. is the author of 'Victimization & Fear of Crime World Perspectives', published 1984 under ISBN 9780788120657 and ISBN 0788120654.