Fear of crime among college students: A test of the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 84-102

  Hilinski, Carly M ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Fear of crime; Shadow of sexual assault hypothesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249123151     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-008-9047-x     Document Type: Article

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