Crime-related fears and demographic diversity in Los Angeles County after the 1992 civil disturbances

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 607-623

  Hanson, Rochelle F ^a   Smith, Daniel W ^b   Kilpatrick, Dean G ^b   Freedy, John R ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039601014     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(200011)28:6<607::AID-JCOP5>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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