Exploratory study to examine the impact of television reports of prison escapes on fear of crime, operationalised as state anxiety

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-190

  Fisher, Sofia ^a   Allan, Alfred ^a   Allan, Maria M ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 11044231161     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530412331283354     Document Type: Article

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