Overview
- Presents perspectives of crime and community disorder in Ferguson before the shooting of Michael Brown
- Discusses perceptions of crime by older adults aging in place
- Provides unique in-depth stories and insights about the Ferguson community
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This qualitative study employs sampling and semi-structured interviews to survey older adults aging in place in Ferguson about their perceptions of crime, social disorder, racial integration and community transformation. The author also draws comparisons to other US cities, and recommendations for future research. While the study is only preliminary, it will be of interest to anyone researching the intersection of race, crime, and community, or particularly the protests surrounding the events in Ferguson, Missouri, as a starting point for comparison.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Kandace Fisher-McLean serves as an Associate Professional Housing and Environmental Design Specialist with the University of Missouri Extension based in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also the National Coordinator for the Healthy Homes Partnership. She earned a Ph. D. in Human Environmental Sciences: Architectural Studies from the University of Missouri - Columbia, an M. S. in Human Ecology: Design Studies and a Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a B. S. in Interior Design from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale.
Dr. Fisher-McLean became interested in older adult’s perceptions of crime in Ferguson, Missouri in 2009 after receiving a “JumpStart the Conversation” grant to address aging-in-place issues in the community. This project received national attention and was recognized in the March 2010 Compendium of Community Aging Initiatives by the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services at the University of California atBerkeley – School of Social Welfare. She decided to further investigate older adult’s perceptions of crime in Ferguson, Missouri through her doctoral research in 2013 and 2014. To recognize her research in Ferguson, Missouri she was the recipient of the International Architectural Research Centers Consortium King Award for Ph.D. research.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Perceptions of Community Crime in Ferguson, MO
Book Subtitle: A Qualitative Study Prior to the Death of Michael Brown
Authors: Kandace L. Fisher-McLean
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Criminology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46786-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46785-6Published: 27 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46786-3Published: 18 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2192-8533
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8541
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 135
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 65 illustrations in colour