title: Understanding and tackling fear of crime among older people.
abstract: In this article, brought to you in association with Help the Aged, Alan Burnett examines the causes of fear of crime among older people, and proposes ways to reduce it.
authors.affiliation: Help the Aged, 707-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burnett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002608:Charities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D005239:Fear; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D018577:Homebound Persons / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures; D012934:Social Isolation; D006113:United Kingdom