Fear of crime and the likelihood of victimization: A bi-ethnic comparison

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 723-732

  Parker, Keith D ^a   McMorris, Barbara J ^b   Smith, Earl ^c   Murty, Komanduri S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CRIMINOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLACKS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEAR; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0027673858     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1993.9713928     Document Type: Article

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