Crime, Deviance, and Social Control

Research has identified several factors that affect fear of crime in public space. However, the extent to which gender moderates the effectiveness of fear-reducing measures has received little attention. Using data from the Chicago Transit Authority Customer Satisfaction Survey of 2003, this study aims to understand w…

• NİLAY YAVUZ

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore perceptions of peer substance use and related attitudes among European students. Challenging perceptions about peer substance use has become the basis of a form of prevention and intervention known as the social norms approach, which can be delivered using personal…

• YILDIZ AKVARDAR

Traditional sociological theories have overlooked the different reasons why men and women commit suicide. In this paper, we first discuss and then challenge traditional theories, paying close attention to Batman, Turkey where suicide rate for women is much higher than for men. Based on interviews with the guardians of…

This study examines a moderated mediation model based on hypothesized relationships between loneliness, travel nostalgia, subjective well-being and prevention regulatory focus. We adopt a two-stage mixed-method approach. We develop and propose an integrative model of loneliness, travel nostalgia and subjective well-be…

• DENİZ KARAGÖZ

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• ÖZDEN ÖZBAY

Driver anger and its expression are among the most studied topics in traffic safety literature. However, the function of gender roles, i.e., masculinity and femininity, in driving anger experience and expression has remained mainly unexplored. The present study investigates the association between driving anger and ge…

• TÜRKER ÖZKAN

Driver anger and its expression are among the most studied topics in traffic safety literature. However, the function of gender roles, i.e., masculinity and femininity, in driving anger experience and expression has remained mainly unexplored. The present study investigates the association between driving anger and ge…

• ESMA GAYGISIZ LAJUNEN
• TÜRKER ÖZKAN

Crime prevention relies on crime prediction as a crucial method to determine the most effective patrol strategy for law enforcement agencies. Various approaches and solutions have been utilized to predict criminal activity. Nonetheless the environment and nature of information for crime prediction is constantly changi…

• ÖMER ÖZGÜR TANRIÖVER

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• BAHAR ÖZ

In recent studies on urban safety, close relationships between physical and demographic characteristics have been found in crime levels in cities. In many countries social, political and economic turmoil have been the main reasons for the increase in urban crime and violence in the last 50 years. In physically deprive…

• FUNDA YİRMİBEŞOĞLU

In recent studies on urban safety, close relationships between physical and demographic characteristics have been found in crime levels in cities. In many countries social, political and economic turmoil have been the main reasons for the increase in urban crime and violence in the last 50 years. In physically deprive…

• FUNDA YİRMİBEŞOĞLU

This study investigated the relation between crime, fear, and micro level physical environmental features: physical incivilities, places that afford concealment (or refuge), limited prospect, and blocked escape. Low and high crime streets in Istanbul, Turkey was determined. Then 68 streets were selected via cluster ra…