A predictive model for psychological reactions to crime in Italy: An analysis of fear of crime and concern about crime as a social problem

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-28

  Amerio, Piero ^a   Roccato, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fear of crime; Feeling of unsafely; Mass media; Social concerns; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744446912     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.806     Document Type: Article

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