Victims and property victimization in Israel

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-71

  Mesch, Gustavo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Opportunity theory; Property crimes; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444443224     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02362172     Document Type: Article

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