ASSESSING AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED RISK AND FEAR OF CRIME

Criminology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 697-720

  LAGRANGE, RANDY L ^a   FERRARO, KENNETH F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0024451727     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1989.tb01051.x     Document Type: Article

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