Hispanic/Latino(a)s Fear of Crime in Comparison to White Males and Females

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dc.contributor.advisorBowman, Scott W.
dc.contributor.advisorRoche, Sean P.
dc.contributor.authorGrajeda, Karina Alexandra
dc.contributor.committeeMemberVasquez, Bob E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-31T15:26:36Z
dc.date.available2020-07-31T15:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to examine if the Hispanic/Latino(a)s population expressed higher levels of fear of crime in comparison to their Non-Hispanic (White) counterparts. A total of 488 Hispanic/Latino(a)s and Non-Hispanic (White) participants were self-selected to participate in this study. The independent measures include education, past victimization, neighborhood incivilities, perceived informal social control, race/ethnicity, and gender. The only dependent measure used in this study was fear of crime. Results indicated that Hispanic/Latinos(a), neighborhood incivilities, and gender were significant predictors of fear of crime. Vulnerability theory was used in tandem to explain why fear of crime occurs within the Hispanic/Latino(a)s population.
dc.description.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent89 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationGrajeda, K. A. (2020). <i>Hispanic/Latino(a)s fear of crime in comparison to white males and females</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/12261
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRace
dc.subjectEthnicity
dc.subjectFear of crime
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectHispanics
dc.subjectLatinos
dc.subject.lcshVulnerability (Personality trait)
dc.subject.lcshFear of crime
dc.titleHispanic/Latino(a)s Fear of Crime in Comparison to White Males and Females
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.disciplineCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Criminal Justice

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