Fear of gang crime: A qualitative examination of the four perspectives

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-471

  Lane, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; POLICY; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; VICTIM;

EID: 0036837815     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002242702237288     Document Type: Article

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