Gender specific emotional responses to anticipated crime

International Review of Victimology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-351

  Moore, Simon C ^a   Shepherd, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crime; fear; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749159708     PISSN: 02697580     EISSN: 20479433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026975800701400304     Document Type: Article

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