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Who is watching out for me? Quantifying fear of crime mitigation attributes using a choice experiment approach among adolescents and their parents

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  • Ladenburg, Jacob
  • Larsen, Britt Ø.
  • Berger, Nichlas P.
  • Olsen, Leif

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Fear of Crime (FoC) has social and economic consequences and can impact both physical and mental health. Consequently, strategies to reduce FoC are imperative to national and local policy makers. We use the stated preference method choice experiments to elicit preferences for multiple FoC mitigation attributes in a nightlife setting among adolescents and their parents in 10 Danish cities. We find the strongest FoC mitigation preferences for higher number of friends accompanying the adolescent and the atmosphere in the nightlife, followed by police, limiting the number of strangers and the presence of volunteers. Significant differences in preferences between adolescents and their parents are evident.

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  • Ladenburg, Jacob & Larsen, Britt Ø. & Berger, Nichlas P. & Olsen, Leif, 2021. "Who is watching out for me? Quantifying fear of crime mitigation attributes using a choice experiment approach among adolescents and their parents," Journal of choice modelling, Elsevier, vol. 40(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eejocm:v:40:y:2021:i:c:s1755534521000245
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jocm.2021.100291
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    Keywords

    Fear of crime; Mitigation attributes; Preferences; Choice experiments; Policing;
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    JEL classification:

    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • R22 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Other Demand

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