The relationship between likelihood and fear of criminal victimization: Evaluating risk sensitivity as a mediating concept

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-153

  Chadee, Derek ^a   Austen, Liz ^b   Ditton, Jason ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845779336     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azl025     Document Type: Review

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