Perceived risk of crime the Czech Republic

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-242

  Hraba, Joseph ^a   Bao, Wan Ning ^a   Lorenz, Frederick O ^a   Pechačová, Zdeňka ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECONOMICS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK;

EID: 0031958387     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427898035002005     Document Type: Article

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