The relation between crime news and fear of violence

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-227

  Smolej, Mirka ^a   Kivivuori, Janne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crime news; Fear of crime; Media exposure; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845373070     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850601002429     Document Type: Article

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