Journal article
Fear Among the Feared: Arab Americans’ Fear of Crime in an Ethnic Enclave Community
Crime and delinquency, p1112872210985
28 May 2022
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Abstract
Drawing on racial threat hypothesis and in-depth interviews with first- and second-generation Arab immigrants, this study explores Arab immigrants’ perceptions of risk and fear of crime in an ethnic enclave community. We find that Arab immigrants’ fear of crime is shaped by the unique context in which they live, with this particular population perceiving members of other minority groups as the greatest threat to their culture, community, and safety. This study extends the minority threat perspective, which typically highlights the majority group’s fear of immigrants and other minorities, by examining the inverse of this relationship. Specifically, what and who do immigrants fear at a time when they are perceived as one of the most threatening populations in the U.S.?
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- Title
- Fear Among the Feared: Arab Americans’ Fear of Crime in an Ethnic Enclave Community
- Creators
- Amarat Zaatut - Temple UniversityShannon K. Jacobsen - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Crime and delinquency, p1112872210985
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000804035000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85130787447
- Other Identifier
- 991019167909504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology