Ways to Reduce Fear
Fear is a powerful emotion that can cause a person anxiety, lead to depression or cause a person to not act during a situation that may be a legitimate threat. For instance, in many high-crime neighborhoods, many criminal acts go unreported, to the police, due to the fear of retaliation from the criminal or criminal group. As a result, social disorder, such as drug use/dealing and vandalism will continue to thrive and may become worse. Therefore, increasing the level of fear within that community (Zhao, Scheider, Thurman, 2002, p.275).
The fear of crime can also affect the community at more than just a personal level. Fear of crime can affect the business’s in that community as well. For instance, if a community is run down with graffiti and trash is littered everywhere, many people may avoid this community. Therefore, allowing the businesses no chance for profit. In addition, those people who do visit the business establishments within the community may shoplift or even rob these places of business; due social disorder and the perception that no one cares (Broken Window Theory) (Miller, Hess Orthmann, 2014, p. 84). …show more content…
In fact, there are many possible strategies that the community, police, and, other government agencies can utilize that may not only reduce the fear of crime but crime itself. For instance, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design or CPTED could be implemented within the community. Through this strategy, CPTED focuses on three different elements: target hardening, changes to the environment, and community building (Miller, Hess Orthmann, 2014, p. 286). The idea behind CPTED is to use knowledge and creativity to make or design communities in a way that lessens or prevents crimes against communities (Byrne, 2010, p.
Fear is a powerful emotion that can cause a person anxiety, lead to depression or cause a person to not act during a situation that may be a legitimate threat. For instance, in many high-crime neighborhoods, many criminal acts go unreported, to the police, due to the fear of retaliation from the criminal or criminal group. As a result, social disorder, such as drug use/dealing and vandalism will continue to thrive and may become worse. Therefore, increasing the level of fear within that community (Zhao, Scheider, Thurman, 2002, p.275).
The fear of crime can also affect the community at more than just a personal level. Fear of crime can affect the business’s in that community as well. For instance, if a community is run down with graffiti and trash is littered everywhere, many people may avoid this community. Therefore, allowing the businesses no chance for profit. In addition, those people who do visit the business establishments within the community may shoplift or even rob these places of business; due social disorder and the perception that no one cares (Broken Window Theory) (Miller, Hess Orthmann, 2014, p. 84). …show more content…
In fact, there are many possible strategies that the community, police, and, other government agencies can utilize that may not only reduce the fear of crime but crime itself. For instance, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design or CPTED could be implemented within the community. Through this strategy, CPTED focuses on three different elements: target hardening, changes to the environment, and community building (Miller, Hess Orthmann, 2014, p. 286). The idea behind CPTED is to use knowledge and creativity to make or design communities in a way that lessens or prevents crimes against communities (Byrne, 2010, p.