Dr. Liu developed a new measure of fear of crime. His conceptual definition was: The degree of emotional, behavioral, or mental response to a real or imagined theft of property or attack on one's person or family members. He then developed one question for a survey to measure his concept: "Do you lock your car doors when you park to go shopping?" What is the MAJOR problem with his measure?

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The major problem with Dr. Liu's measure is content validity. The single question about locking car doors when going shopping does not adequately cover the broad conceptual definition of fear of crime, which includes emotional, behavioral, or mental responses to a wide range of potential crimes, not just the specific behavior of locking car doors.

Dr Liu Developed a New Measure of Fear of Crime