Abstract
This paper recounts the transformation of a student study on fear of violence and the use of urban space into a public instrument of oppression. Although the students' survey was conducted with emancipatory intent, media handling of the study's results is likely to have heightened levels of fear in the local population and to have caused some members of the public to imprison themselves in their own homes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-271 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Australian Geographical Studies |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1995 |