Fear of gang crime: A look at three theoretical models

Law and Society Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 425-456

  Lane, Jodi ^a   Meeker, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038498144     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5893.3702008     Document Type: Review

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