Focusing on Fear: The Use of Focus Groups in a Project for the Community Forest Unit, Countryside Commission

Focusing on Fear: The Use of Focus Groups in a Project for the Community Forest Unit, Countryside Commission

This paper describes a research strategy based on participant-observation and focus groups to explore the social and cultural bases of risk and fear of crime in recreational woodlands. The main findings from the project, carried out for the Community Forest Unit of the Countryside Commission in 1993...

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Veröffentlicht in:Area (London 1969) 1996-06, Vol.28 (2), p.130-135
1. Verfasser: Burgess, Jacquelin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anxiety
Communities
Fear
Fear of crime
Focus groups
Forest management
Forestry research
Landscapes
Violence against women
Woodlands
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes a research strategy based on participant-observation and focus groups to explore the social and cultural bases of risk and fear of crime in recreational woodlands. The main findings from the project, carried out for the Community Forest Unit of the Countryside Commission in 1993 are also reported.
ISSN:0004-0894
1475-4762