Risks of criminal victimization in contemporary Urban China: An application of lifestyle/routine activities theory

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 496-522

  Messner, Steven F ^a   Lu, Zhou ^b   Zhang, Lening ^c   Liu, Jianhong ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences   (China)

^c SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Criminal victimization; Lifestyle; Routine activities; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547422934     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820701485429     Document Type: Review

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