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ABSTRACT
The intersection of fear of crime and media consumption has been examined in urban environments extensively. However, like many aspects of criminal justice research, much less is known about these concepts in non-urban environments. Further, there is an assumption that the processes of how media will influence fear of crime will work similarly in non-urban environments. This question remains open to empirical examination. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between media consumption and fear of crime in a semi-rural environment. Using data collected via telephone survey, and conducted within a selected non-urban community, we examine the relationship between media consumption and fear of crime while controlling for a host of confounders. Results indicated that media consumption is related to fear of crime among this specialized sample. However, this relationship becomes nonsignificant once perceived disorder is introduced. Findings and implications are discussed.
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Daniel Lytle
Dr. Ryan Randa is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University. He is the Co-Editor of the Journal of School Violence and an active member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences as well as the American Society of Criminology. His research interests include victimization, fear of crime, communities and crime, and behavioral adaptation. His recent work can be found in Crime and Delinquency, Victims and Offenders, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
Jonathan Intravia
Dr. Daniel J. Lytle is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University. He received his PhD in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2013. His research interests are in policing, criminal justice theory, criminal justice systems and meta-analysis. His work has been published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Policing & Society, and Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society.
Ryan Randa
Dr. Jonathan Intravia is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Ball State University. He received his PhD from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. His research interests include criminological theory, neighborhoods and crime, youth violence, and the relationship between media consumption and attitudes related to crime and justice. His work has been published in Criminology, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquency, and the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.