The Fear of Crime Perception, Reality, and the Role of Moral Panic

Why do we fear crime, even when crime rates are falling? In my latest Substack post, I explore how media, politics and personal experiences shape fear of crime.

Read here: open.substack.com/pub/drpaultj...

What do you think—do we fear crime more than we should? #Criminology #FearOfCrime #crime

Bad Takes: Apps like Nextdoor aren’t making us more neighborly but more paranoid The loss of a sense of community can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

www.sacurrent.com/news/bad-tak... via @sacurrent.bsky.social

Sources: @johngramlich.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @akfetterman.bsky.social @nikkimcr.bsky.social @rollingstone.com.

#Nextdoor #NeighborhoodWatch
#PenalPopulism #FearOfCrime #LawAndOrder #DogWhistle #BadTakesSATX #MeanWorldSyndrome