Sentences with phrase «of fear of crime»

New psychological theoretical framework suggest U.S. handgun ownership motivated by combination of fear of crime and a general sense that the world is an unpredictable dangerous place.

Across two studies in the lab and field, women observed images and real life situations that varied in the risk of crime, such as crime hotspots and safespots, and were asked to rate their perceived risk of victimisation — a measure of fear of crime — of various crimes.

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And the most common reason for not reporting the crime is fear of retaliation.

High profile shootings such as the one in Orlando, Florida amplify fears of crime, leading some people to buy guns.

By contrast, in Louisiana — reflecting the incredible tension over slavery and existential fear of revolt — «it was a capital crime to print or distribute material, or to make a speech or display a sign, or even to have a private conversation, that might spread discontent among the free black population or insubordination among slaves.»

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, is slated to take effect Sept. 1, but has been challenged in court by rights organizations and localities that say the law infringes on local governments» constitutional rights, and will sow fear through immigrant communities by dissuading people from reporting crimes or testifying as witnesses out of fear they will be deported.

Today, crime has fallen to its lowest levels in a generation, the wars have wound down, and despite current fears, the number of domestic terrorist attacks has declined sharply from the 1960s and 1970s.

In the broadest of strokes, rural gun owners resented it, while urbanites who feared gun crime approved.

The government's «law and order» agenda was based on Canadians fear of violent crime and their concern for their personal safety.

Brossard's would - be assassins have been hired by the big fish who have been his longtime protectors and patrons, themselves guilty of «crimes against humanity» under Vichy, who fear that Brossard's arrest and trial will result in a public outcry over their own cases.

It is love to obey God, and by having a swift death penalty we love the people in our society [many of whom are our enemies also] and offer them the best chance for a life free from fear and crime.

The fear of crime is a greater problem than crime itself.»

Victims of crime and those who read about crimes have legitimate fears.

We need never fear the charge of crimes against humanity so long as we hold the power to define who does and who does not belong to «humanity.»

I would go so far as to suggest that the capacity to celebrate sexuality is linked inextricably with the capacity to court peace, instead of war; justice, instead of oppression; life, instead of hunger, torture, fear, crime, and death.

Influenced by advisors whose white nationalists views are well known, the president has waged a propaganda war against ethnic and religious minorities, stoking fear and hate by lying about crime rates, terrorist attacks, and voter fraud and by issuing executive orders that have already hurt many thousands of people around the world, including desperate refugee families.

As an Atheist my uncle doesn't object to God and religion because even though he doesn't believe, he feels it makes life a little safer in his community, rationalizing that some may be diverted from crime based on their fear of God.

Trump has enjoyed wide support from white supremacist groups on account of his hateful rhetoric regarding Muslims and immigrants, and the Republican frontrunner has shared bogus crime statistics from white nationalist Web sites to oppose the #BlackLivesMatter movement and stir up fear of black people.

After all, isn't the fear of prison a good way to deter crime?

The sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was not no hospitality this is totally bogus, in fact their sin was the very same thing we see today that's why he cant see clearly that they were sinners before the Lord exceedingly, guilty of the most notorious crimes, and addicted to the most scandalous and unnatural lusts that can be thought of; and these they committed openly and publicly in the sight of God, in the most daring and impudent manner, and in defiance of him, without any fear or shame.

They fear Obama because he is smart enough to prosecute the Bush Adm. for War Crimes and every infraction beneath that horrible charge, including the second occurrence of «Super Grand Larceny - on - Steroids» the first occurrence, the state of Texas Savings and Loan fell victim.

Vast stores of hidden wealth, gained by committing every crime in the book, and millions of fear - driven, deluded «slaves» who have been trained to give their very souls if need be... all under the thumbs of mere humans who use their power for every vice imaginable.

If they are illegal then there is the constant fear of living as an «outlaw» afraid to report abuses, even rape or other crimes, to the authorities, but then the same fears arise for drug users or alcoholics; the authorities are not perceived as being sympathetic to someone who needs to «shoot - up» or drink regularly, whose only source of income is to sell drugs or their bodies.

Terror is different from fear, for in the grip of terror no one knows what to fear, what to avoid, what constitutes a crime or even a mistake.

John also says that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was no hospitality this is totally bogus, in fact their sin was the very same thing we see today that's why he cant see clearly that they were sinners before the Lord exceedingly, guilty of the most notorious crimes, and addicted to the most scandalous and unnatural lusts that can be thought of; and these they committed openly and publicly in the sight of God, in the most daring and impudent manner, and in defiance of him, without any fear or shame.

e ¯ bha ¯ h is even used as synonymous with «idol» or heathen deity, John also says that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was no hospitality this is totally bogus, in fact their sin was the very same thing we see today that's why he cant see clearly that they were sinners before the Lord exceedingly, guilty of the most notorious crimes, and addicted to the most scandalous and unnatural lusts that can be thought of; and these they committed openly and publicly in the sight of God, in the most daring and impudent manner, and in defiance of him, without any fear or shame.

At a time when America was gripped with fear of violent crime, this macabre event established Clinton's tough - on - crime bona fides — and diverted talk from a nascent sex scandal.

And so do the numerous Muslim - born writers, artists, and musicians who spend their lives in hiding for fear of murder from their erstwhile co-religionists for «crimes» like «apostasy» and literary criticism.

[RM] Date - rape and other physical crimes of abuse seem a bit much for Christian communities to handle on their own; do you find communities shy away from speaking to topics of mental health because they fear the church / pastor can't adequately deal with them?

«It is not easy to separate out from prejudice the influence of fears that, with an increase in black occupancy, crime will increase, schools will decline, and house values will drop.»

While there have been no formal studies to determine how many child molesters have coached youth teams, a computer - database search of recent newspaper stories reveals more than 30 cases just in the last 18 months of coaches in the U.S. who have been arrested or convicted of sexually abusing children engaged in nine sports from baseball to wrestling — and this despite the fact that child sex - abuse victims, for reasons ranging from shame and embarrassment to love or fear of their molesters, rarely report the crime.

Fear has been shown to lead to an increased risk of future antisocial behavior including crime and substance abuse

Their fear of crime is out of proportion to the actual probability of something happening.

The politics of fear that we have seen during the referendum campaign, and the worrying rise in hate crime since the result, have dramatically demonstrated the threat to the values of unity, diversity, and solidarity which underpin much of the UK's international development work.

The police are concerned many witnesses to serious crime are not coming forward to give evidence due to a fear of reprisals.

In the article, we first present a set of illustrative graphs about the factors that this article's argument is about: the existence of regional variation in support for redistribution among the rich and among the poor, the regional patters of inequality and fear of crime, etc..

A report from the home affairs committee raises concerns that people are being deterred from reporting crime or seeking medical advice because of fears that their details will be passed to the Home Office.

In the second stage, we jointly model preferences for redistribution and fear of crime.

The forthcoming article in the American Journal of Political Science «The Externalities of Inequality: Fear of Crime and Preferences for Redistribution in Western Europe» by David Rueda and Daniel Stegmueller is summarized by the authors here:

Growing numbers of betting shops in UK towns are fuelling residents» fears of a rise in anti-social behaviour and crime, particularly violence and burglary.

Over the last decade we've seen a frightening growth in the number of people - many under - age - who think it's acceptable for people to get drunk in public in ways that wreck lives, spread fear and increase crime.

Speaking on Peacefm's «Kokroko» Morning Show on the recent gas explosion in Accra, Mr. Boadu said the fear of losing elections has made many leaders to condone injustice and crime.

National Chairman of the NDC, Mr Kofi Portuphy at a press conference on Thursday said crime was being committed with «brazen bravado across the length and breadth of the country and that the state of insecurity has given rise to fear filled anxiety among innocent Ghanaians who are struggling under excruciating and suffocating economy.»

Astorino said that he is working on an Executive Order that will assuage the anxiety of many in the undocumented immigrant community that they can not report crimes or seek medical assistance for fear that they will be deported.

And particularly in public safety, after a bruising feud with police unions, Mr. de Blasio is still proving himself to skeptics who fear crime could skyrocket at any moment — making the man in charge of keeping that from happening all the more important.

Aber Kawas, a youth organizer for the Arab American Association of New York, said that in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, Muslims have «been living in collective fear, distress and demoralization» compounded by numerous hate crimes.

Odigie - Oyegun dismissed a report that Chime's move to APC was prompted by fears of possible prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

«How do blacks explain the brutalities unleashed without mercy, without fear of a restraining force or law on a people whose only crime was that in addition to being black, they had no weapons to defend themselves».

In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, the Thought Police are charged with uncovering and punishing «unapproved thoughts» as crimes, an «Orwellian» nightmare world of fear and submission to authority.

Fears about loss of revenue to the Treasury, increasing crime and continued access to cheap alcohol could be used as a precursor to shore up the borders of Fortress Britain.