Multilevel impacts of perceived incivilities and perceptions of crime risk on fear of crime: Isolating endogenous impacts

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-64

  Wyant, Brian R ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear of crime; Incivilities; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849042896     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427807309440     Document Type: Article

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