Fear of crime in two post-socialist capital cities - Ljubljana, Slovenia and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 546-553

  Meško, Gorazd ^a   Fallshore, Marte ^b   Muratbegović, Elmedin ^c   Fields, Charles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55549142495     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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