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Reducing fear of crime and increasing security conscious behavior have always been assumed to be compatible goals of crime prevention education programs for senior citizens. The current research examined the relationships among the impact of crime prevention education, fear of crime, and security conscious behavior for a group of 152 elder/v participants in a crime prevention program in Prince Georges' CountV, Maryland. Significant associations were found among high impact, high fear, and high security conscious behavior. It was concluded that fear of crime might need to be increased initially, or reinforced if it is already high, in order to achieve the program's ultimate goal of increasing securitY conscious behavior.

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Crime Prevention Education for Elderly Citizens,Fear of Crime,and Security Conscious Behavior

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