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Chile is regarded as one of the safest countries in Latin America. Crime rates are extremely low when compared to the rest of the region, and the police are widely considered to be efficient and trustworthy. Despite these objective trends, fear of crime is widespread throughout Chile. Why are Chileans so fearful when their country is so safe? We argue that fear of crime in Chile does not reflect fear of criminal acts per se, but is rather a manifestation of a wide range of daily insecurities. That is, fear of crime is rooted in other economic, social, and political insecurities featuring prominently in Chilean life today. To substantiate this argument, we test the ability of these "other" insecurities to predict fear of crime using a recent survey conducted by the International Labor Organization in 2001. We test our hypothesis alongside counterhypotheses prominent in the literature: social identity characteristics, victimization, trust in the media, urbanization, and community participation. We find that political, social, and economic insecurities best predict fear of crime; however, victimization, urbanization, and trust in the media are also significant. Our results suggest that scholars should study fear of crime not only as it relates to victimization and criminalization, but also in a context of insecurities generated by increasing rates of unemployment and poverty.

"'I've experienced the best and worst of humanity. I've been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story-my story-is one of hope, not fear.' Hassan Akkad arrived in the UK after 87 days of travelling, fleeing his home and job as an English teacher in Damascus, Syria. He shares a story and experience of many refugees fleeing conflict, a story that we hear reported on the news but that the majority of us can hardly imagine. In remarkable footage capturing his passage to the UK and subsequent work as a cleaner on a London hospital Covid-19 ward, he makes the most extraordinary and terrifying experiences feel intensely close to home. Since arriving in the UK, Hassan has continued the outspoken activism work that has by turns seen him at the receiving end of brutal torture at the hands of the Assad regime in Syria, but also raised tens of thousands of pounds for refugee charity Choose Love and instigated a government U-turn on excluding the families of NHS cleaners and porters from its Covid-19 bereavement compensation scheme. With his unique storyteller's instinct, Hassan - in his refugee journey, his charity work and his stint as a cleaner on a Covid-19 ward - has captured hearts the world over. Readers of his story will not want to cry, but to campaign because his message of triumphing over adversity by standing together, united in kindness and love, is the single most important message of our time. In this book he shows us why"--Publisher's description

Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped these fears so that people looked to authorities for security, which permitted extension of apparatuses of coercion like police and military forces. In the face of growing oppression, rebellion against elite hegemony remains possible. This book offers an analysis of the crisis and strategies for rebellion.

• Dr. Maclay Lyon, named earlier by the health board to be in charge of school inspection, emphasized last night the danger of influenza and the need for better medical inspection in Kansas City Public Schools• Dr. Lyon says 35 volunteer physicians are needed and that only 15 have agreed to help so far; volunteers are to giver there names to Dr. Lyon at 501 Bryant Building• The school board and health board have no funds to pay physicians to inspect schools and are dependent on philanthropy; Lyons said that an effort has been started to introduce a bill in the legislature to provide means for the issuance of bonds for school inspection ; Newspaper article ; 10A

Through an examination of current attempts to address women's fear of crime, it is argued that women's anxiety about danger is largely a fear of men & reflects women's location in a gendered world. Confronting women's fear means confronting the dangers they face at the hands of their male partners, acquaintances, clients, coworkers, & others known to them. In contrast, government advice tries to assuage women's fear by suggesting that they adopt strategies to minimize encounters with male strangers. Good lighting, good transport, adequate child care, decent education, safe houses, & safe relationships are all required to address women's needs &, by extension, their fear of crime. Adapted from the source document.