Fear of crime and criminal victimization: Gender-based contrasts

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-301

  Schafer, Joseph A ^a   Huebner, Beth M ^b   Bynum, Timothy S ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747158222     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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