Crime in tourism destinations: Research review

• Authors: Agnieszka Lisowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Tourism has become a common phenomenon, very important for various reasons, especially for developing regions and countries, and which in consequence has been perceived as positive. However, increasingly commonly works have cast a slightly different look. Tourism leads to a temporarily increased number of people in a relatively small area, and contributes to the introduction of ‘strangers’ to local communities which can lead to problems such as crime. On the other hand, a higher risk of being a victim may lead to the reduced attractiveness of a given destination. A small number of studies in this field draw attention to this, concentrating on a general outline of their interdependence but specific urban tourist areas are rarely the subject of research. This review covers various works on the relationship between tourism and crime.

Keywords

EN

crime; tourism; tourism crime; tourist destination; sense of security; threat of crime

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Turyzm
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 31-39

Dates

published

2017-06-30

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Lisowska

• University of Wroclaw, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Socio-Economic Geography Institution

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/0867-5856.27.1.12