'I don't relax until I'm home' Women's fear of violent crime in public space in Cork

Authors

  • Liam Coakley Univeristy of Otago, New Zealand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.2003.221

Abstract

Cork women's fear of violent crime is found to have a strong spatial expression but it is also seen to be variable with social context. Patterns of Fear of Violent Crime (FOVC) in the city centre are outlined and some social complexities are considered. A conceptualisation of passive and reactionary FOVC is not favoured. Rather, following Koskela's (1997) consideration of 'bold women', consideration is given to whether these patterns may point to a more proactive negotiation of such feelings in context.

Author Biography

Liam Coakley, Univeristy of Otago, New Zealand

Department of Geography

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Published

2014-07-26

How to Cite

Coakley, L. (2014). ’I don’t relax until I’m home’ Women’s fear of violent crime in public space in Cork. Irish Geography, 36(2), 178–193. https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.2003.221

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2003): Issue 2

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Articles

URN

http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:irg:ie:0000-igj.v36i2.2210

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