Perceptions of safety confronted by experience: How visitors to Istanbul modified their perceptions of risk and fear in the light of personal experience. Issue 3 (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mawby, Rob I; Özaşçılar, Mine; Ziyalar, Neylan
• Is Part Of: International review of victimology. Volume 26:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 261
• Page End: 275
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Fear of crime -- perceptions of safety -- changing perceptions -- impact of experience; Victims of crimes -- Periodicals; 362.8805
• DOI: 10.1177/0269758019864726
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-7580

Abstract

This paper compares the perceptions of risk and safety of those arriving on a visit to Istanbul with a similar sample of those returning from their trip. While the two samples are of different individuals, the research does provide a proxy measure of change, or lack of it, in the light of personal experience. In this sense, it offers an advantage over traditional crime surveys that present a snapshot of perceptions at one point in time. The findings are discussed in the context of more general research on fear of crime and perceptions of risk, and how these are – or are not – influenced by personal experience.