Women and the 'fear of crime': Challenging the accepted stereotype

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 283-298

  Gilchrist, Elizabeth ^a   Bannister, Jon ^a   Ditton, Jason ^a   Farrall, Stephen ^a  

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EID: 0032388181     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014236     Document Type: Article

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