Hispanic/Latino(a)s Fear of Crime in Comparison to White Males and Females
dc.contributor.advisor | Bowman, Scott W. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Roche, Sean P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Grajeda, Karina Alexandra | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Vasquez, Bob E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-31T15:26:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-31T15:26:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.department | Criminal Justice and Criminology | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 89 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Grajeda, K. A. (2020). Hispanic/Latino(a)s fear of crime in comparison to white males and females (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/12261 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | Race | |
dc.subject | Ethnicity | |
dc.subject | Fear of crime | |
dc.subject | Gender | |
dc.subject | Hispanics | |
dc.subject | Latinos | |
dc.title | Hispanic/Latino(a)s Fear of Crime in Comparison to White Males and Females | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
thesis.degree.department | Criminal Justice | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Criminal Justice | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |
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