Black female attitudes toward feelings of safety in the Black community, 1987

Thorpe, Yelta Patrice

1980-1989

This study attempted to explore black female attitudes toward feelings of safety in the black community. In addition,'the study attempted to address the issue of fear of crime and criminal victimization, and how these factors impact black female attitudes toward safety. The subjects for this study were a sample of residents of University Apartments in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia between the ages of 12-85. The data obtained for the study was analzyed quantitatively. The simple frequency distribution for the variables was described and the mean measure of central tendency was described. The major findings of the study are as follows: (1) There is no difference of fear of crime among older people and younger people, (2) There is no difference of fear of crime for persons who have been victims of crime and those who have not.

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1987-04-01

thesis

Master of Science (MS)

Atlanta University

School of Social Work

Boxill, Nancy

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1987_thorpe_yelta_p