Class fortification against crime in Canada.

This paper proposes and tests a theory of class fortification against crime. The theory conceptually and operationally articulates the ways in which class interests and threats lead to a society that is fortified against crime, by demonstrating that persons who occupy higher class positions pursue their interests through lifestyles and activities that place them at greater risk of victimization, thus increasing their sense of concern or threat and leading to household fortification. The theory is tested with the responses of over 6000 heads of households in a national sample of Canadians. The findings identify an employer class that is especially active and affluent, and whose homes are fortified havens against a threatening world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]