Perceptions of danger : how risk assessments underpin attitudes on crime and intimate partner violence / Helen Rabello Kras

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabello Kras, Helen, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in political psychology

Cambridge elements. Elements in political psychology, 2633-3554

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Psychological aspects.

Crime.

Crime--Political aspects.

Intimate partner violence--Social aspects.

Intimate partner violence.

Intimate partner violence--Psychological aspects.

Political psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This Element explores how citizens understand general crime and violence against women, especially intimate partner violence (IPV). Drawing on interdisciplinary literature, this Element makes the case that cognitive heuristics and risk assessments, in particular, shape the way people see crime versus IPV. The central argument is that cognitive heuristics that generate risk perceptions help us understand why the public worries excessively about crime, with important political consequences, while downplaying IPV. This fosters distinct attitudes toward IPV and general crime. Accordingly, this Element sheds light on why victim-blaming is so prevalent in the context of IPV. Using original survey experiments from Brazil and Mexico, the study shows that respondents attribute more responsibility for prevention to the victim for IPV than for general crimes, display optimism bias with acquaintance victimization, and approve different types of policy remedies to deal with general crime and IPV"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Conceptual approach : sexism and risk-assessment

How risk and harm shape policy preferences

Case studies

Empirical approach

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 17, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Rabello Kras, Helen Perceptions of danger

ISBN:

9781009537001

1009537008

OCLC:

1586325618

Publisher Number:

CIPO000381721

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license