Determinants of fear of crime: The effect of cultural setting

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 357-381

  Bennett, Richard R ^a   Flavin, Jeanne M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000468146     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829400092311     Document Type: Article

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