Strategic Responses to the Geographical Problems of Women's Fear: A Case Study of Concordia University's Student Safety Patrol
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Strategic Responses to the Geographical Problems of Women's Fear: A Case Study of Concordia University's Student Safety Patrol
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An examination of how a university community can best respond to women's fear of crime and its restrictive effects such as self imposed limitations on the use of public space. The author draws from feminist geographical research on women's fear of crime to evaluate the policy mandate and service provision of Montreal's Concordia Student Safety Patrol (CSSP). Some of the issues examined by the author include the degree to which the CSSP has considered the characteristics and effects of the geography of women's fear, the nature of the messages communicated by the CSSP concerning the geography of fear and danger, and the quality of the links to similar initiatives on and off campus. The author concludes by evaluating the CSSP for its success in providing a liberating and informed alternative to fear, and by offering recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of the service in fulfilling its mandate to reduce fear.
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Master's Thesis
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Concordia University
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Montreal
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1999
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en
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Gerald, Clearlight. “Strategic Responses to the Geographical Problems of Women’s Fear: A Case Study of Concordia University’s Student Safety Patrol.” Master’s Thesis, Concordia University, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/QMG/TC-QMG-973.pdf.
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