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An Investigation of the Fear of Crime in the Neighborhoods: The Case Study of Youngtong, Suwon

근린에서의 범죄의 두려움에 대한 고찰 -수원 영통을 사례로-

  • Ko, Jun-Ho (Cheongmyeong Highschool(Graduate Student, Korea National University of Education))
  • 고준호 (한국교원대학교 제2대학 지리교육과)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

This paper aims to analyze fear of crime which is considered socio-psychologically important in our daily lives from a geographical point of view. Especially, the spatial patterns of the fear of crime which were analyzed in the area of Youngtong in Suwon city. First, this paper takes a look at the correlation between the incidence of crime and the fear of crime. Most people feel fear in actual crime scenes, but they do not always coincide with place where people feel the high level of fear. Fear of crime is closely connected with physical environments as well as the incidence of crime. The level of fear is high in places where the light is dark, unfrequented paths, especially in parks and around mountains. Several factors which have effects on fear of crime operate differently upon place. Second, a survey which measures the fear of crime was quantitatively analyzed. Factor analysis was employed to find out whether questions are appropriate for measuring the fear of crime as well as to reduce the amount of data so that more exact result can be derived from the data. Through the factor analysis, seven factors were extracted and it is found that a factor of incivility accounts for 24.032% of variance. Other factors which affect fear of crime are community cohesion, warning, incidence of crime, victimization, morality and authority.

본 연구는 일상생활에서 사회-심리적으로 중요하게 여겨지는 범죄의 두려움을 지리적 관점에서 분석한 것이다. 특별히, 수원시 영통 지역을 사례로 범죄의 두려움의 공간적 패턴을 분석하였다. 첫째, 범죄 발생과 범죄의 두려움과의 상호 관련성을 살펴보았다. 실제 범죄 발생 장소와 두려움을 느끼는 장소는 어느 정도 일치하지만, 가장 두려움을 많이 느끼는 장소는 일치하지 않았다. 범죄의 두려움은 범죄의 발생뿐만 아니라 물리적 환경과 깊은 관련성이 있다. 두려움의 수준은 조명이 어둡고, 인적이 드문 길, 특히, 공원과 산 주변에서 높다. 범죄의 두려움에 영향을 미치는 여러 가지 요인들은 장소에 따라 다양하게 작용한다. 둘째, 범죄의 두려움을 측정하는 설문지를 계량 분석하였다. 범죄의 두려움을 측정하는데 있어서 설문 문항의 적절성 여부를 파악하고, 많은 양의 자료를 축소하기 위하여 요인 분석을 실시하였다. 요인 분석을 통하여 7개의 요인이 추출되었고, 무례한 행동(incivility)이 범죄의 두려움을 가장 많이 설명하는 요인(24.032%)으로 나타났다. 두려움에 영향을 주는 다른 요인들로는 공동체 유대, 주의, 범죄 발생, 피해자, 윤리의식, 공권력 등이 있다.

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