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Scaremongers drive many to search frantically for something, *anything* that will make them feel safe, but safety isn't a thing you can buy - it's a feeling you have to build for yourself.
- Links for the Curious -
1. “There goes the fear”: feelings of safety at home and in the neighborhood: The role of personal, social, and service factors: Feeling Safe at Home and in the Neighbourhood (Allik, M. & Kearns, A., 2017) - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.21875
2. Media Logic, Social Control, and Fear: Media Logic, Social Control, and Fear (Altheide, D. L., 2013) - academic.oup.com/ct/article/23/3/223-238/4085739
3. Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience (Boin, A. & McConnell, A., 2007) - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00504.x
4. Murder she watched: Does watching news or fictional media cultivate fear of crime? (Chadee, D., Smith, S. & Ferguson, C. J., 2019) - [christopherjferguson.com/Murder She Watched.pdf](https://christopherjferguson.com/Murder%20She%20Watched.pdf)
5. ATP 5-19 Risk Management (Department of the Army, 2014) - [https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/ard/images/pdf/Policy/ATP 5-19 Risk Management.pdf](https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/ard/images/pdf/Policy/ATP%205-19%20Risk%20Management.pdf)
6. A Risk Practitioners Guide to ISO 31000: 2018 (Institute of Risk Management, 2018) - [demarcheiso17025.com/document/A Risk Practitioners Guide to ISO 31000 � 2018.pdf](https://www.demarcheiso17025.com/document/A%20Risk%20Practitioners%20Guide%20to%20ISO%2031000%20%96%202018.pdf)
7. Safe operation as a social construct (Rochlin, G. I., 1999) - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/001401399184884
8. Why We Believe the Myth of High Crime Rates (Novak, S., 2024) - scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-believe-the-myth-of-high-crime-rates
9. The Back-Up: Bed Mounted Shotgun Rack (Sorrel, C., 2007) - wired.com/2007/10/the-back-up-bed
10. New details revealed about woman, sister and teen found dead at remote Colorado campsite - CBS News , 2023) - cbsnews.com/news/christine-vance-rebecca-vance-teen-son-dead-remote-colorado-campsite-new-details
11. Fun Chatty, Episode 48 - patreon.com/posts/fun-chatty-48-101266141
12. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse - en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse&oldid=1220914618
13. Risk: a very short introduction (Fischhoff, B. & Kadvany, J. D., 2011) - academic.oup.com/book/454?login=false
14. Risk: a user’s guide (McChrystal, S. A. & Butrico, A., 2021) - [mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2021/10/05/risk-a-user’s-guide](https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2021/10/05/risk-a-user%27s-guide "mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2021/10/05/risk-a-user's-guide")
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19. Episodes – Fun City Ventures - https://funcity.ventures/episodes/
Scaremongers drive many to search frantically for something, *anything* that will make them feel safe, but safety isn't a thing you can buy - it's a feeling you have to build for yourself.
- Links for the Curious -
1. “There goes the fear”: feelings of safety at home and in the neighborhood: The role of personal, social, and service factors: Feeling Safe at Home and in the Neighbourhood (Allik, M. & Kearns, A., 2017) - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.21875
2. Media Logic, Social Control, and Fear: Media Logic, Social Control, and Fear (Altheide, D. L., 2013) - academic.oup.com/ct/article/23/3/223-238/4085739
3. Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience (Boin, A. & McConnell, A., 2007) - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00504.x
4. Murder she watched: Does watching news or fictional media cultivate fear of crime? (Chadee, D., Smith, S. & Ferguson, C. J., 2019) - [christopherjferguson.com/Murder She Watched.pdf](https://christopherjferguson.com/Murder%20She%20Watched.pdf)
5. ATP 5-19 Risk Management (Department of the Army, 2014) - [https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/ard/images/pdf/Policy/ATP 5-19 Risk Management.pdf](https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/ard/images/pdf/Policy/ATP%205-19%20Risk%20Management.pdf)
6. A Risk Practitioners Guide to ISO 31000: 2018 (Institute of Risk Management, 2018) - [demarcheiso17025.com/document/A Risk Practitioners Guide to ISO 31000 � 2018.pdf](https://www.demarcheiso17025.com/document/A%20Risk%20Practitioners%20Guide%20to%20ISO%2031000%20%96%202018.pdf)
7. Safe operation as a social construct (Rochlin, G. I., 1999) - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/001401399184884
8. Why We Believe the Myth of High Crime Rates (Novak, S., 2024) - scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-believe-the-myth-of-high-crime-rates
9. The Back-Up: Bed Mounted Shotgun Rack (Sorrel, C., 2007) - wired.com/2007/10/the-back-up-bed
10. New details revealed about woman, sister and teen found dead at remote Colorado campsite - CBS News , 2023) - cbsnews.com/news/christine-vance-rebecca-vance-teen-son-dead-remote-colorado-campsite-new-details
11. Fun Chatty, Episode 48 - patreon.com/posts/fun-chatty-48-101266141
12. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse - en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse&oldid=1220914618
13. Risk: a very short introduction (Fischhoff, B. & Kadvany, J. D., 2011) - academic.oup.com/book/454?login=false
14. Risk: a user’s guide (McChrystal, S. A. & Butrico, A., 2021) - [mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2021/10/05/risk-a-user’s-guide](https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2021/10/05/risk-a-user%27s-guide "mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2021/10/05/risk-a-user's-guide")
15. Dice Icon - Free PNG & SVG 1157262 - Noun Project thenounproject.com/icon/dice-1157262
16. goal Icon - Free PNG & SVG 6793288 - Noun Project thenounproject.com/icon/goal-6793288
17. Hazard Icon - Free PNG & SVG 5397324 - Noun Project thenounproject.com/icon/hazard-5397324
18. transfer Icon - Free PNG & SVG 3139187 - Noun Project thenounproject.com/icon/transfer-3139187
19. Episodes – Fun City Ventures - https://funcity.ventures/episodes/
