The psychological impact of burglary

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-43

  Beaton, Alan ^a   Cook, Mark ^a   Kavanagh, Mark ^a   Herrington, Carla ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burglary; GHQ 12; POMS BI; Victim

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034369674     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160008410830     Document Type: Article

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