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SENNA, Isângelo; IGLESIAS, Fabio; MATSUNAGA, Lucas Heiki  y  SILVA, Caroline Machado da. Territoriality and fear of crime: conceptual issues and methodological challenges in crime prevention . Estud. psicol. (Natal) [online]. 2021, vol.26, n.4, pp. 424-433. ISSN 1413-294X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22491/1678-4669.20210040.

Although often used in person-environment studies, territoriality appears in the literature as a diffuse and inaccurate term, which impairs not only its practical operationalizations but also the theoretical advances in the area. In this article the concept of territoriality is refined and delimited in the light of criminal prevention through environmental design (CPTED), considering its impact on fear of crime. Based on contributions from psychology and environmental criminology, prominently, territoriality is analyzed through contrast and assimilation of correlated terms that are frequently overlaid, threatening its conceptual consistency. Methodological issues involving the measure of territoriality are developed in an articulated way, especially in the face of crime prevention challenges. Lastly, it was examined the applicability to mitigating environmental and social disorders acting as factors that generate crime and fear of crime.

Palabras clave : territoriality; fear of crime; CPTED; urban spaces; public safety.

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