Reducing Burglary and fear among older people: An evaluation of a help the aged and homesafe initiative in Plymouth

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-20

  Mawby, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burglary; Crime reduction initiatives; Older people; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ELDERLY POPULATION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; PLYMOUTH [PLYMOUTH (UNA)]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1142281887     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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