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37 Canadian J. Criminology 431 (1995)
Victimization and Fear: Assessing the Role of Offender and Offence

handle is hein.journals/cjccj37 and id is 434 raw text is: Victimization and fear: Assessing the role of offender and offence Carl Keane Department of Sociology Queen's University Kingston, Ontario La relation entre la victimisation et la peur du crime a fait l'objet de recherches considrables de la part des chercheurs en sciences sociales. Jusqu'ici, les r~sultats ont &6 instructifs, mais ils sont parfois contradictoires ou prCtent & la confusion. Certains ont fait valoir que les questions entourant la mesure sont & l'origine des conflits et de la confusion. Cet article tente d'aborder certains des aspects complexes entourant la relation victimisation-peur chez les femmes en examinant comment diff~rents genres d'agresseurs et diffrents genres d'infractions engendrent une peur de nature diff~rente. Grdce & une analyse secondaire & partir des donn~es tir~es de l'Enqu~te sur la violence envers les femmes, les conclusions rcv~lent que les victimisations oft interviennent certains agresseurs et certaines infractions repr~sentent de meilleures variables pr~dictives de la peur que d'autres. The relationship between victimization and fear of crime has been the topic of considerable research by social scientists. The results to date have been informative, but at times conflicting and/or confusing. Some have argued that measurement issues have been at the root of the conflicts and confusion. This article attempts to address some of the complexities of the victimization-fear relationship among women by examining how different types of offenders, and different types of offences, produce two different types offear. Conducting secondary analysis on data from the Canadian Violence Against Women Survey, the findings reveal that victimizations involving certain offenders and offences are better predictors offear than others. Introduction This article addresses the relationship between victimization and fear of crime. Previous research examining this relation- ship has produced mixed results. For example, some researchers have found that those individuals who have had a prior victi- mization experience, or know someone who has been victimized, Canadian Journal of Criminology 431 to 455 Revue canadienne de criminologie July/juillet 1995

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